• Onvo released the first official image of the L90, and its president congratulated the Li i8 on its announcement, heralding the head-to-head competition to come.

• The L90 will be Onvo's flagship model, a large SUV for large families.

(Onvo L90. Image credit: Onvo)

Onvo, a sub-brand of Nio, has released the first official image of its second model, the Onvo L90, as its local counterpart Li Auto revealed its first all-electric SUV (sport utility vehicle), the Li i8, heralding a head-to-head competition.

Onvo shared the image of the L90 on Weibo today, showing the side of the body, albeit wrapped in camouflage.

"The flagship SUV for large family spaces, the Onvo L90, is rechargeable, swappable, a better experience than refueling, and a better pure electric than pure electric," Onvo wrote on Weibo.

Onvo president Alan Ai retweeted the Weibo, suggesting that the model will compete head-to-head with the Li i8.

"Onvo L90, our flagship SUV for large family spaces, will be meeting everyone soon," Ai wrote on Weibo.

"Congrats also on the announcement of the pure electric SUV Li i8, power up together," Ai said.

Onvo's second model had been named the Onvo L90, Ai said in a February 21 video broadcast with Charles Zhang, founder of Chinese news portal Sohu.

The L90 would be Onvo's flagship product and would feature a three-row seating layout, a large SUV for large families, Ai said at the time.

Onvo planned to give the L90 a debut in the second quarter of this year and officially launch it in the third quarter, he said.

Onvo launched its first model, the L60, on September 19, 2024, and deliveries of the five-seat mid-size SUV began on September 28.