Nio makes fun of Tesla and launches an attack on the Model Y

While Tesla has the best-selling car with the Model Y, they could still use some sales at Nio. The brand’s market share is still small and there are only 380 Nios on the road in the Netherlands. Nevertheless, the Chinese are not afraid to challenge the American manufacturer.

Nio is working on a competitor to the Tesla Model Y. The model is codenamed Alps DOM and is currently being tested in China.

Competitor of the Tesla Model Y

On the social media Weibo, a user posts photos of Nio’s Tesla Model Y competitors. In any case, the design of the Alps DOM is very similar to the best-selling electric car.

Nio does not hide the fact that they are launching an attack on the Americans with this model. The Chinese characters on the rear window mean “Better than a Model Y”.

According to the manufacturer, the DOM should not only be better, it is also cheaper than the Tesla Model Y. The entry-level model should cost around 250,000 Chinese renmibi (31,937 euros) in China, which is 8,900 Chinese renmibi (1,137 euros). Euro) cheaper. than the Tesla. In the Netherlands the Model Y costs more.

The new Nio in production

The Alps DOM is based on Nio’s NT 3.0 platform. This means the electric vehicle will reportedly be available with a 60 or 90 kWh battery pack and all-wheel drive can be ordered. Production of the model is scheduled to begin in July this year. It is still unclear whether and when the DOM will come to the Netherlands. The Model Y has shown that there are many potential customers for this type of vehicle. It therefore seems to be a logical step to bring electric vehicles to our continent.

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