Nio today officially announced it will sell its first-ever right-hand drive model, the Firefly EV, in Singapore. In an official release, the Chinese automaker said it’s partnering with Wearnes Automotive to sell the electrical hatchback within the island country in 2026.
First launched in China in December last 12 months, the Firefly EV is obtainable in two variants priced at 119,800 and 125,800 yuan (about RM70k and RM74k). Each variants are made cheaper when optioned with the battery-as-a-service (BaaS) programme, which brings with it a monthly subscription fee of 399 yuan (RM235).
With BaaS, the bottom Free (Zizai) variant goes for 79,800 yuan (RM47k), while the top-spec Luminous (Faguang) retails for 85,800 yuan (RM50k) – savings of 40,000 yuan (RM24k). Each variants share the identical powertrain featuring a 42.1-kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery and a rear electric motor rated at 143 PS (141 hp or 105 kW) and 200 Nm of torque.
This setup is nice for a CLTC-rated range of 420 km and the battery will be charged from 10-80% in 29 minutes with a DC input of 100 kW. The EV also supports AC charging at 7 kW and comes with a vehicle-to-load (V2L) system able to delivering 3.68 kW.
Measuring 4,003 mm long, 1,781 mm wide, 1,557 mm tall and with a 2,615 mm wheelbase, the five-seat Firefly EV is smaller than the BYD Dolphin, but larger than the BYD Atto 1/Seagull/Dolphin Mini/Dolphin Surf. The Firefly is closest in footprint to the Dongfeng Box and Neta V.
The confirmation of an entry into Singapore is a component of Nio’s plan to expand to more markets. In its announcement, the corporate also said it’s partnering with Horizontes Cielo Azul Movilidad in Costa Rica to bring Nio EL8 (ES8 in China), EL6 (ES6 in China), ET5, ET5 Touring (ET5T in China), and Onvo L60. One other named market is Uzbekistan, which is able to get the identical models as Costa Rica, minus the ET5, through Nio’s local partner Abu Sahiy Motors.
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