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Technology
Nico DeMattia

Your EV's Range Is Usually Set In Stone. Not This One

Over-the-air updates revolutionized the car ownership experience, allowing vehicles to get vastly upgraded features while they sit idle in a driveway overnight. Nio is bringing that idea to car hardware too, launching a bigger battery pack for its Firefly city car that current owners will be able to upgrade to.

Current Nio Firefly owners have a 42.1 kWh battery pack, good for 420 km (261 miles) on China's admittedly very forgiving CLTC cycle. Now Nio is introducing the car with a larger 60 kWh battery. Additionally, existing customers who want the 60 kWh battery can pay to upgrade, a Chinese blogger reported, citing comments Firefly's head of brand marketing made at an owners event.

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