Nio ES8 (GEN1) charging curve & performance

MY2020, MY2021, MY2022, MY2023

Last modified: Jul 18, 2026

Below is the charging curve for Nio ES8 (GEN1), illustrating the charging speed at various battery levels. Additionally, graphs for range and time provide comprehensive details on charging performance.

This model is available with multiple batteries. Below you find the performance for the different battery packs.

Charging Highlights

Peak DC Speed

120 kW

Battery Capacity

75.0 kWh

Architecture

386 V

75.0 kWh — 75kWh

Charging curve chart for Nio ES8 (GEN1) battery configuration 0

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Charging Performance

Average charging speed 0 - 100% 64.0 kW

Average charging speed 10-100% 65.1 kW

Average charging speed 10-80% 85.3 kW

Advanced Metrics

Max C-Rate 1.45C

Average C-Rate 1.08C

Optimum charging area 7% – 74%

Time Analysis

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Range Analysis

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Key Insights

Optimum charging speed included 5 minutes loss

75.3 kW

Optimum charge stop time

37m 38s

Charging time 10-80%

34 m 43 s

Charging Speed Analysis

SOC Range	Speed (kW)	Total Time	Energy Added
0-100%	64.0 kW	1 h 6 m 7 s	70.5 kWh
10-100%	65.1 kW	58 m 27 s	63.4 kWh
10-80%	85.3 kW	34 m 43 s	49.4 kWh

Range Added Per Minute by Driving Cycle

SOC Range	EPA	WLTP	70 mph	120 km/h
0-100%	?	7.0 km (4.4 mi)	3.9 km (2.4 mi)	3.6 km (2.2 mi)
10-100%	?	7.1 km (4.4 mi)	3.9 km (2.4 mi)	3.6 km (2.2 mi)
10-80%	?	9.3 km (5.8 mi)	5.2 km (3.2 mi)	4.7 km (2.9 mi)

Charging Curve Data (0–100% SOC)

SOC	Speed	Time	Energy charged
0%	30 kW	00:00:00	0 kWh
1%	37 kW	00:01:21	0.7 kWh
2%	45 kW	00:02:27	1.4 kWh
3%	52 kW	00:03:24	2.1 kWh
4%	59 kW	00:04:13	2.8 kWh
5%	66 kW	00:04:56	3.5 kWh
6%	74 kW	00:05:35	4.2 kWh
7%	81 kW	00:06:10	4.9 kWh
8%	88 kW	00:06:43	5.6 kWh
9%	96 kW	00:07:12	6.3 kWh
10%	103 kW	00:07:40	7.0 kWh
11%	103 kW	00:08:06	7.8 kWh
12%	105 kW	00:08:33	8.5 kWh
13%	105 kW	00:08:59	9.2 kWh
14%	106 kW	00:09:24	9.9 kWh
15%	106 kW	00:09:50	10.6 kWh
16%	108 kW	00:10:16	11.3 kWh
17%	108 kW	00:10:41	12.0 kWh
18%	108 kW	00:11:06	12.7 kWh
19%	108 kW	00:11:31	13.4 kWh
20%	108 kW	00:11:57	14.1 kWh
21%	108 kW	00:12:22	14.8 kWh
22%	108 kW	00:12:47	15.5 kWh
23%	109 kW	00:13:12	16.2 kWh
24%	109 kW	00:13:37	16.9 kWh
25%	109 kW	00:14:02	17.6 kWh
26%	109 kW	00:14:28	18.3 kWh
27%	109 kW	00:14:53	19.0 kWh
28%	90 kW	00:15:20	19.7 kWh
29%	90 kW	00:15:50	20.4 kWh
30%	90 kW	00:16:21	21.2 kWh
31%	90 kW	00:16:51	21.9 kWh
32%	90 kW	00:17:21	22.6 kWh
33%	90 kW	00:17:52	23.3 kWh
34%	90 kW	00:18:22	24.0 kWh
35%	90 kW	00:18:52	24.7 kWh
36%	90 kW	00:19:23	25.4 kWh
37%	90 kW	00:19:53	26.1 kWh
38%	90 kW	00:20:23	26.8 kWh
39%	90 kW	00:20:54	27.5 kWh
40%	90 kW	00:21:24	28.2 kWh
41%	90 kW	00:21:54	28.9 kWh
42%	90 kW	00:22:25	29.6 kWh
43%	90 kW	00:22:55	30.3 kWh
44%	90 kW	00:23:25	31.0 kWh
45%	90 kW	00:23:55	31.7 kWh
46%	90 kW	00:24:26	32.4 kWh
47%	90 kW	00:24:56	33.1 kWh
48%	90 kW	00:25:26	33.8 kWh
49%	90 kW	00:25:57	34.5 kWh
50%	90 kW	00:26:27	35.2 kWh
51%	90 kW	00:26:57	36.0 kWh
52%	90 kW	00:27:28	36.7 kWh
53%	90 kW	00:27:58	37.4 kWh
54%	90 kW	00:28:28	38.1 kWh
55%	90 kW	00:28:59	38.8 kWh
56%	90 kW	00:29:29	39.5 kWh
57%	90 kW	00:29:59	40.2 kWh
58%	94 kW	00:30:29	40.9 kWh
59%	93 kW	00:30:58	41.6 kWh
60%	92 kW	00:31:28	42.3 kWh
61%	91 kW	00:31:58	43.0 kWh
62%	91 kW	00:32:28	43.7 kWh
63%	90 kW	00:32:58	44.4 kWh
64%	89 kW	00:33:28	45.1 kWh
65%	88 kW	00:33:59	45.8 kWh
66%	87 kW	00:34:30	46.5 kWh
67%	87 kW	00:35:02	47.2 kWh
68%	86 kW	00:35:33	47.9 kWh
69%	85 kW	00:36:05	48.6 kWh
70%	84 kW	00:36:37	49.4 kWh
71%	84 kW	00:37:10	50.1 kWh
72%	83 kW	00:37:42	50.8 kWh
73%	82 kW	00:38:16	51.5 kWh
74%	81 kW	00:38:49	52.2 kWh
75%	79 kW	00:39:23	52.9 kWh
76%	76 kW	00:39:58	53.6 kWh
77%	77 kW	00:40:34	54.3 kWh
78%	75 kW	00:41:10	55.0 kWh
79%	74 kW	00:41:47	55.7 kWh
80%	73 kW	00:42:24	56.4 kWh
81%	72 kW	00:43:01	57.1 kWh
82%	70 kW	00:43:40	57.8 kWh
83%	69 kW	00:44:19	58.5 kWh
84%	67 kW	00:44:59	59.2 kWh
85%	66 kW	00:45:40	59.9 kWh
86%	65 kW	00:46:22	60.6 kWh
87%	63 kW	00:47:05	61.3 kWh
88%	62 kW	00:47:48	62.0 kWh
89%	60 kW	00:48:33	62.7 kWh
90%	56 kW	00:49:20	63.4 kWh
91%	51 kW	00:50:11	64.2 kWh
92%	46 kW	00:51:07	64.9 kWh
93%	41 kW	00:52:09	65.6 kWh
94%	36 kW	00:53:19	66.3 kWh
95%	32 kW	00:54:40	67.0 kWh
96%	27 kW	00:56:13	67.7 kWh
97%	22 kW	00:58:05	68.4 kWh
98%	17 kW	01:00:26	69.1 kWh
99%	16 kW	01:03:11	69.8 kWh
100%	15 kW	01:06:07	70.5 kWh

100.0 kWh — 100kWh

Charging curve chart for Nio ES8 (GEN1) battery configuration 1

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Charging Performance

Average charging speed 0 - 100% 64.0 kW

Average charging speed 10-100% 65.1 kW

Average charging speed 10-80% 85.3 kW

Advanced Metrics

Max C-Rate 1.09C

Average C-Rate 0.81C

Optimum charging area 7% – 72%

Time Analysis

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Range Analysis

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Key Insights

Optimum charging speed included 5 minutes loss

77.6 kW

Optimum charge stop time

45m 15s

Charging time 10-80%

44 m 20 s

Charging Speed Analysis

SOC Range	Speed (kW)	Total Time	Energy Added
0-100%	64.0 kW	1 h 24 m 25 s	90.0 kWh
10-100%	65.1 kW	1 h 14 m 37 s	81.0 kWh
10-80%	85.3 kW	44 m 20 s	63.0 kWh

Range Added Per Minute by Driving Cycle

SOC Range	EPA	WLTP	70 mph	120 km/h
0-100%	?	4.1 km (2.5 mi)	3.7 km (2.3 mi)	3.6 km (2.2 mi)
10-100%	?	4.2 km (2.6 mi)	3.8 km (2.4 mi)	3.6 km (2.2 mi)
10-80%	?	5.5 km (3.4 mi)	5.0 km (3.1 mi)	4.7 km (2.9 mi)

Charging Curve Data (0–100% SOC)

SOC	Speed	Time	Energy charged
0%	30 kW	00:00:00	0 kWh
1%	37 kW	00:01:43	0.9 kWh
2%	45 kW	00:03:08	1.8 kWh
3%	52 kW	00:04:20	2.7 kWh
4%	59 kW	00:05:23	3.6 kWh
5%	66 kW	00:06:18	4.5 kWh
6%	74 kW	00:07:08	5.4 kWh
7%	81 kW	00:07:53	6.3 kWh
8%	88 kW	00:08:34	7.2 kWh
9%	96 kW	00:09:12	8.1 kWh
10%	103 kW	00:09:47	9.0 kWh
11%	103 kW	00:10:21	9.9 kWh
12%	105 kW	00:10:54	10.8 kWh
13%	105 kW	00:11:28	11.7 kWh
14%	106 kW	00:12:01	12.6 kWh
15%	106 kW	00:12:34	13.5 kWh
16%	108 kW	00:13:06	14.4 kWh
17%	108 kW	00:13:38	15.3 kWh
18%	108 kW	00:14:11	16.2 kWh
19%	108 kW	00:14:43	17.1 kWh
20%	108 kW	00:15:15	18.0 kWh
21%	108 kW	00:15:47	18.9 kWh
22%	108 kW	00:16:20	19.8 kWh
23%	109 kW	00:16:52	20.7 kWh
24%	109 kW	00:17:24	21.6 kWh
25%	109 kW	00:17:56	22.5 kWh
26%	109 kW	00:18:28	23.4 kWh
27%	109 kW	00:19:00	24.3 kWh
28%	90 kW	00:19:35	25.2 kWh
29%	90 kW	00:20:13	26.1 kWh
30%	90 kW	00:20:52	27.0 kWh
31%	90 kW	00:21:31	27.9 kWh
32%	90 kW	00:22:09	28.8 kWh
33%	90 kW	00:22:48	29.7 kWh
34%	90 kW	00:23:27	30.6 kWh
35%	90 kW	00:24:06	31.5 kWh
36%	90 kW	00:24:44	32.4 kWh
37%	90 kW	00:25:23	33.3 kWh
38%	90 kW	00:26:02	34.2 kWh
39%	90 kW	00:26:40	35.1 kWh
40%	90 kW	00:27:19	36.0 kWh
41%	90 kW	00:27:58	36.9 kWh
42%	90 kW	00:28:37	37.8 kWh
43%	90 kW	00:29:15	38.7 kWh
44%	90 kW	00:29:54	39.6 kWh
45%	90 kW	00:30:33	40.5 kWh
46%	90 kW	00:31:11	41.4 kWh
47%	90 kW	00:31:50	42.3 kWh
48%	90 kW	00:32:29	43.2 kWh
49%	90 kW	00:33:08	44.1 kWh
50%	90 kW	00:33:46	45.0 kWh
51%	90 kW	00:34:25	45.9 kWh
52%	90 kW	00:35:04	46.8 kWh
53%	90 kW	00:35:42	47.7 kWh
54%	90 kW	00:36:21	48.6 kWh
55%	90 kW	00:37:00	49.5 kWh
56%	90 kW	00:37:38	50.4 kWh
57%	90 kW	00:38:17	51.3 kWh
58%	94 kW	00:38:55	52.2 kWh
59%	93 kW	00:39:32	53.1 kWh
60%	92 kW	00:40:10	54.0 kWh
61%	91 kW	00:40:48	54.9 kWh
62%	91 kW	00:41:26	55.8 kWh
63%	90 kW	00:42:05	56.7 kWh
64%	89 kW	00:42:44	57.6 kWh
65%	88 kW	00:43:23	58.5 kWh
66%	87 kW	00:44:03	59.4 kWh
67%	87 kW	00:44:43	60.3 kWh
68%	86 kW	00:45:23	61.2 kWh
69%	85 kW	00:46:04	62.1 kWh
70%	84 kW	00:46:45	63.0 kWh
71%	84 kW	00:47:27	63.9 kWh
72%	83 kW	00:48:08	64.8 kWh
73%	82 kW	00:48:51	65.7 kWh
74%	81 kW	00:49:33	66.6 kWh
75%	79 kW	00:50:17	67.5 kWh
76%	76 kW	00:51:02	68.4 kWh
77%	77 kW	00:51:47	69.3 kWh
78%	75 kW	00:52:33	70.2 kWh
79%	74 kW	00:53:20	71.1 kWh
80%	73 kW	00:54:07	72.0 kWh
81%	72 kW	00:54:56	72.9 kWh
82%	70 kW	00:55:45	73.8 kWh
83%	69 kW	00:56:35	74.7 kWh
84%	67 kW	00:57:26	75.6 kWh
85%	66 kW	00:58:18	76.5 kWh
86%	65 kW	00:59:12	77.4 kWh
87%	63 kW	01:00:06	78.3 kWh
88%	62 kW	01:01:02	79.2 kWh
89%	60 kW	01:01:59	80.1 kWh
90%	56 kW	01:02:59	81.0 kWh
91%	51 kW	01:04:04	81.9 kWh
92%	46 kW	01:05:15	82.8 kWh
93%	41 kW	01:06:35	83.7 kWh
94%	36 kW	01:08:04	84.6 kWh
95%	32 kW	01:09:47	85.5 kWh
96%	27 kW	01:11:46	86.4 kWh
97%	22 kW	01:14:09	87.3 kWh
98%	17 kW	01:17:09	88.2 kWh
99%	16 kW	01:20:40	89.1 kWh
100%	15 kW	01:24:25	90.0 kWh

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