The Nio EC6, a vehicle that started to be delivered only a few months ago, is gradually increasing in sales. As for how safe it is, the latest crash test gives the answer.
In the crash test conducted by the China Insurance Research Institute of Automobile Technology (CIRI), the Nio EC6 scored G in the "Occupant Safety Index", "Pedestrian Safety Index" and "Vehicle Assist Safety Index", the highest score in the institute's evaluation criteria.
CIRI was initially established by the Insurance Association of China on March 2015 and holds a position of the only "not for profit" insurers funded organization in China. CIRI's duty and responsibility are to serve the CIRI's duty and responsibility is to serve the insurance industry and the social affairs, according to its website.
The Nio EC6 scored a perfect score in the frontal 25% offset crash and side impact, and an A in the "crashworthiness and economy of repair index", the grade below G.
In the frontal 25% offset crash test, the front airbags and side air curtains that come standard with the EC6 all popped out normally, and the frontal airbags with the side air curtains deployed to carry the forward and lateral forces generated by the collision on the dummy's head.
After the collision, the lights flashed and the doors could be opened normally. The structural integrity of the whole vehicle is quite excellent, the deformation of the interior occupant compartment is much smaller than x, and there is no visible intrusion of the feet and legs, the test result said.
The EC6 primary and secondary drivers are equipped with double-laminated glass as standard, and there was no glass splash when the accident occurred, bringing no secondary injury to the dummy. The roof sunroof glass also did not have any deformation or shattering in the collision.
In addition, the score of Nio EC6 Forward Collision Warning FCW and Automatic Emergency Braking AEB was G.
Nio delivered a total of 7,007 new vehicles in December, the fifth consecutive month with a record number of deliveries in a single month.
The deliveries consisted of 2,009 ES8s, the company's 6-seater and 7-seater flagship premium smart electric SUV, 2,493 ES6s, its 5-seater SUV, and 2,505 EC6s, a 5-seater premium electric coupe SUV.
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