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Launched in mainland China during Shanghai Auto show 2025, Nio's Firefly is making it's way to the shores of Singapore in Q1 of 2026 according to Straits Times (ST) article here: https://www.straitstimes.com/life/motoring/chinese-ev-brand-nio-to-be-launched-in-singapore-in-first-quarter-of-2026 The Firefly has unique signature lights consisting of three circles for the front as well as around the back. Tires are 215/50 with 18" alloy rims. According to ST's article, Singapore will be the first ASEAN country to get the Right Hand Drive (RHD) international version of the Firefly as Nio starts it's expansion outside of the ultra competitive mainland China market. Dimensions of the hatchback Firefly are as follows. Length: 4,003mm (relatively short) Width: 1,781mm (relatively narrow) Height: 1,557mm Wheelbase: 2,615mm Unique C-pillar (loop) design of the Firefly. Selected specification details known so far: Front suspension: MacPherson strut Rear suspension: 5 link multi-way Minimum turning radius: 4.7m (makes for a short turning circle of 9.4m) Unladen weight: 1,492kg Power train: 105kW Rear Wheel Drive (RWD) electric motor producing 200Nm of torque. Should be a fun car to drive. Would also qualify in Cat A territory here in Singapore without having to de-tune the power train! 🤙 Century sprint time: 8.2s (Will be one of the fastest Cat A rides in Singapore) Nio says that models exported to Europe will have a retuned suspension and steering system to suit local market tastes. Hopefully Singapore gets the Conti tuning to make the ride more premium feeling. High voltage battery details: LFP chemistry and sized at 42.1kWhr. High voltage battery supplier is Sunwoda. The interesting and unique feature of Nio high voltage battery pack is that it can be swapped out!🫡 See details further below. Driving range: 330km (WLTP) AC charging: 11kW (three-phase) DC charging: 100kW. 29 minutes to charge from 10% to 80%. Drive train efficiency: 14.5kWhr / 100 km (claimed under WLTP test conditions) The Firefly comes with a 92L front trunk. The rear cargo space is rate around 400L and with the back seats folded down - grows to 1,345L. Decent, but not that great either. Nio is famous for their battery swapping technology and the Firefly is designed for this. The Fireflys would use Nio's fifth-generation swap stations. The main question is if Nio and it's Authorized Distributor (Wearnes Automotive) can get their act together by placing a few battery swap stations in strategic locations around Singapore - it would remove any range anxiety and overcome the short driving range (330km) of the 42.1kWhr high voltage battery pack. The added bonus of not having to fight over the plug and a five minute swap makes life convenient for owners. The Firefly still has a plug, so if one wants to top up charge (either AC or DC), it's still possible. There is also the benefit of having a lower OMV when importing the Firefly with a small high voltage battery pack. Which means the high spec version with no cut down features can be on the road due to the VES and EEAI rebates currently in place. For future owners, this will reduce upfront costs and make it more competitive compared to those EVs that have the traditional fixed high voltage batteries. The risk is the high monthly fee that Nio and Wearnes Automotive will charge owners for using the swap stations. If the costs are the same as charging from a plug - it'll be a winner for all. Initially, the Firefly will come with the large high voltage battery pack. Competition for the Firefly will be: (1) Dongfeng Box; (2) BYD Atto 2; (3) BYD Dolphin; (4) Seres 3; (5) Hyundai Kona electric; (6) GWM Ora Good Cat; (7) Geely / Proton Emas 5 (should be coming around the same time as the Firefly). Will a follow up post on the interior of Nio Firefly.

Fireflies. Not a topic I think about often, if at all, but here we are. On a recent podcast episode, I learnt that the light that fireflies emit is nearly 100% efficient. That's amazing (nature generally is). And it is precisely the study of fireflies (and their light) that has allowed the development of more efficient LED lights. On a whim, I did a bit of extra Googling, and lo and behold, Japan pops up once more, with yet another culturally-unique eccentricity. In Japan, there are parks entirely dedicated to firefly-watching. Here a quote from the Wikipedia page: "Fireflies have attracted human attention since classical antiquity; their presence has been taken to signify a wide variety of conditions in different cultures and is especially appreciated aesthetically in Japan, where parks are set aside for this specific purpose." Hotaru Matsuri (ホタル まつり) translates directly to 'firefly festival'; fireflies emerge from their larvae state to mate, and in most species the adults live for just a few weeks in the summer. As is the way of the natural world, breeding is the name of the game. The fireflies' bioluminescence is primarily for mate selection - it allows the fireflies to communicate with each other to find potential mates. Beginning around late-May, this also helps signify the changing of the seasons. In Japan, fireflies are bred and released in various parks in the summer period, and the result is a spectacular organic light show: Perhaps unsurprisingly, fireflies have a broader cultural significance in Japan, with their ethereal existence a metaphor for passionate love. Fireflies have been a notable part of Japan's literary canon, with poetry and literature that dates back to the 8th century. With the species declining, its nice to know that there are Firefly Courses to help with conservation efforts. More people may also be familiar with the film Hotaru no Haka, or Grave of the Fireflies, a Studio Ghibli-produced animated historical war drama film that's universally acclaimed. It's certainly one of the more depressing movies I've ever watched, but my god is it powerful and poetic. Pretty amazing, eh, for a bunch of light-emitting beetles.

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Anyone been there before? What time is the river cruise start?