Nio to launch electric BMW i5 wagon rival

The Chinese premium EV brand Nio will launch a station wagon version of the ET5 sedan in Europe by the end of this year, a source with knowledge of the matter has told Automotive News Europe.

The ET5 Touring, which would be a rival to the coming BMW i5 Touring, was spied on a photo shoot in Norway ahead of its official unveiling on June 15.

It has been designed with European customers in mind, Nio CEO William Li said.

“It’s a very beautiful car. It has a lot of interior space, including rear headroom,” he said on the sidelines of the Shanghai auto show in April.

The Nio wagon is 4790 mm long, 1960 mm wide and 1499 mm tall with a wheelbase of 2888 mm, according to filings made by Nio to China’s copyright authority.

Pricing is expected to be slightly higher than the ET5 sedan, which starts at 47,500 euros with a 75-kilowatt-hour battery subscription at 168 euros a month in Germany. The battery subscription gives access to Nio’s network of battery swap stations.