The ES6 is Nio's mid-size five-seat SUV, launched in China in December 2018 as a smaller, more affordable companion to the ES8. Built on Nio's battery-swap architecture, it uses dual motors and swappable packs of several sizes that can be exchanged at Power Swap stations. A fully redesigned second generation arrived in 2023 on the NT2.0 platform with lidar-based Aquila sensing; it is sold overseas as the EL6.
The NIO ES6 is a mid-size all-electric SUV and one of NIO's best-selling core models, first launched in China in 2018. It uses a dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrain and is fully compatible with NIO Power battery swap, offered with 75, 100 and 150 kWh packs plus the Battery-as-a-Service leasing option. Positioned as a premium yet more attainable SUV below the ES8, it balances range, performance and NIO's swap-station convenience. It competes in the crowded premium electric SUV segment.
7years
2generations
4trims
483–644hp range
The Lineage
2 generations · tap any to explore3 trims1st gen
2019–2023
1 trim2nd gen
2023–now
The Story
Why the ES6 mattersTrims · 2nd gen
1 trim · 2023–nowSecond-generation NT2.0 redesign (2023-) with Aquila lidar suite; exported as the EL6.
★ Only trim
ES6 Gen2 100 kWh
SUV · 2023–now
Power
483 hp
Body
SUV
Debut
2023
Production
2023–now
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