Nio ES8, Tesla Model X comparison: photos, specs

China is the world's largest electric vehicle market. In 2018, it was responsible for 56% of global electric vehicle sales with 1.2 million units sold.

In an effort to capture a greater percentage of that market, Tesla is building a factory in Shanghai, the first that will be wholly-owned by a foreign car company. For now, Tesla is shipping vehicles to Chinese customers from the United States.

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Tesla's primary domestic competition in China's luxury electric-vehicle market is Nio, which released its first vehicle, the ES8 SUV, in 2018. The ES8 has a 220-mile range, up to seven seats, and a starting price of around $67,000.

Though it was first released in 2015, Tesla's Model X SUV is the company's closest competitor to the ES8.

Here's how the two vehicles compare.