Comments on: Third-gen Nio ES8 underpinned by NT3 platform revealed by regulator in China https://carnewschina.com/2025/06/20/third-gen-nio-es8-underpinned-by-nt3-platform-revealed-by-regulator-in-china/ China Auto News Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:27:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Needles Balloon https://carnewschina.com/2025/06/20/third-gen-nio-es8-underpinned-by-nt3-platform-revealed-by-regulator-in-china/#comment-638210 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:11:42 +0000 https://carnewschina.com/?p=226126#comment-638210 This segment seems to be dominated by EREVs which lack range/charging/swap anxiety at the moment, so I doubt sales will be very good unless consumers really become convinced by battery swap or the government penalizes EREV/PHEVs effectively. Probably still worth developing it since it's similar to the Onvo L80.

It will be interesting to see how sales compare to the Li Auto i8, which I suspect will struggle with its 'coffin' styling and non-participation in the price war like Nio, despite its good brand reputation.

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