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since the launch of nio’s second brand, ledao, on may 15, ledao’s first product, the l60, has attracted much attention from the market.

on september 19, ledao l60 was finally officially launched and delivered.

it is reported that if the whole vehicle is purchased, the price of ledao l60 standard range 555km version starts at 206,900 yuan, and the long range 730km version starts at 235,900 yuan; if the vehicle and battery are purchased separately, the price of ledao l60 starts at 149,900 yuan, the monthly rental fee of the standard range battery is 599 yuan/month, and the long range version is 899 yuan/month.

after the u.s. stock market opened, nio's stock price rose by more than 3%.

at the press conference, ledao brand president ai tiecheng reviewed the progress of the launch of ledao's first product over the past few months.

it is reported that in order to test the product performance and present the most realistic driving experience to users, xia qinghua, the user service director of ledao, started from hefei, anhui, traveled through 84 cities across the country, drove 20,352 kilometers, and conducted tests on all-scenario sections such as urban roads and tibetan highways, and even experienced extreme special sections such as mudslides and mountain torrents. in the end, the challenge was successful, and the actual average power consumption was only 12.3 kwh/100km.

in addition to conducting test live broadcasts with strong user interaction, the ledao brand also made sufficient preparations in the charging and replacement and sales network systems in the early stages of product launch.

ai tiecheng introduced that as of now, ledao has 304 available battery swap stations. by the end of this year, ledao will provide more than 1,000 available battery swap stations, which will be connected to more than 23,000 self-built charging piles and more than 1 million third-party charging piles.

it is worth noting that relying on the national charging system built by nio, the ledao brand will also achieve charging in every county before june 30, 2025, and before december 31, 2025, ledao battery swapping will cover 2,300 county-level administrative regions.

previously, li bin, founder and chairman of nio, revealed to the securities times e-company reporter that nio's service system and charging and battery replacement system provide a stronger natural advantage for the launch of ledao.

in terms of sales network, by the end of this year, ledao will open more than 200 stores in 120 cities across the country, making it easier for more users to view and test drive cars. it is reported that by the end of 2024, the ledao brand plans to connect to more than 350 service centers in more than 200 cities across the country.

"whether in the field of products, manufacturing or power supply, we are ready." ai tiecheng said that after careful preparations in the early stage, ledao l60 can face users and the market with confidence.

in terms of intelligent configuration, ai tiecheng introduced that ledao l60 is a smart car built for the next ten years. it adopts the 8295p high-performance cockpit chip, and its ai computing power can reach 60tops, which can lay a solid foundation for the subsequent "frequent use and constant innovation" of the vehicle.

in terms of battery life, ledao l60 offers three versions, of which the standard battery life of 555km and the long battery life of 730km will be launched first, and the 1000+km and ultra-long battery life versions will also be launched soon.

ai tiecheng said that the new car's endurance performance benefited from the fully self-developed 900v silicon carbide main electric drive system, which has a class-leading 92.3% cltc operating condition comprehensive efficiency and an industry-leading 8kw/l power volume density, giving the l60 core advantages such as industry-leading power volume density and ultra-long endurance.

in terms of safety, all models of ledao l60 are equipped with 45 active and intelligent safety assistance functions as standard, including forward collision warning (fcw), automatic emergency braking (aeb), front and rear accelerator pedal prevention (acpe), reverse emergency braking (r-aeb), rear cross traffic alert with braking (rcta-b), etc.

at the press conference, ai tiecheng demonstrated the night-time aeb braking performance previously tested by ledao, which showed that the car could stop flexibly even at a speed of 120km/h.

in terms of intelligence, the entire ledao series is equipped with intelligent driving functions as standard, and the city noa can be used as soon as it is delivered, covering 726 cities across the country.