Established in 2014, Weilai Automobile officially announced the official launch of its first self-developed electric vehicle ES8 in just three years, and will be mass-produced in March 2018. The volume will reach 10,000 units, and the basic price will be 448,000.
Figure 丨 founding version ES8 price 548000
The basic model of Weilai ES8 is 448,000, and the price of subsidies in Beijing is 375,400 yuan. The first 10,000 sets of the original version are equipped with the most advanced personalized memory set. The pre-subsidy price is 548,000 yuan, and the subsidy price in Beijing is 475,400 yuan. .
At the same time, Wei Lai also launched a battery rental program, as long as the monthly payment of 1,280 yuan, the car price can be reduced by 100,000 yuan, you can also upgrade the battery. In this way, the price of the ES8 basic model in Beijing is only 275,400 yuan, and the founding version is only 375,400 yuan.
Compared with the electric car overlord Tesla, from the establishment of the company in 2003 to the launch of the first electric sports car Roadster in 2008, it took a full five years, Weilai Automobile completed the development and listing of the first electric car in just 3 years. Mass production, obviously quite directly to the meaning of Tesla.
This year, before the price and related details have been announced, more than 10,000 users have become ES8's selected users. The experience of Weilai ES8 will be carried out through the invitation system. Consumers must first register as the selected users of Weilai Auto ES8. , you will get an invitation to experience.
Wei Lai revealed that although the first batch of 10,000 ES8s has been booked, in the product launch today, it may be added to allow more consumers to experience the ES8 in the first place.
The ES8 launched by Weilai Automobile is a 7-seat SUV, with special emphasis on the positioning of the family car. This is the case from the interior to the space. Mr. Zhang Zetian, the wife of Jingdong Group, one of the investors of Weilai, is present. As mentioned at the press conference today, the ES8 has a Queen's car design that allows the seat to be retracted to the passenger seat, allowing the mother who is usually sitting in the passenger seat to take care of the children in the back seat. This is a very attractive design.
Li Bin, founder and chairman of Tulu Weilai Automobile, shows the co-driver queen model
Zhang Zetian specifically mentioned the process of Liu Qiangdong's investment in Weilai. "Li Bin came to our house for a meal. He spent 15 minutes talking about his ideas. My husband spent 10 seconds saying yes!".
Yu Minhong, the founder of New Oriental Group, who is also a Wei Lai investor, said that Li Bin was a brother of Peking University before and after. When he first invested in Wei, he once joked with Li Bin and said that if Wei Lai can’t make him make money, he must After dying, Li Bin said with confidence that he must make money. If he does not make money, he will send an ES8 to everyone present at the time.
Highlights of the conference:
Li Bin, founder and chairman of Tulu Weilai Automobile
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