Nio ET7 driving REVIEW - will the Chinese Tesla crush the EV market?

This is our in-depth review of the Nio ET7 (EV sedan). We're taking a look at Exterior, Interior and the driving experience.
►Follow us on Instagram @autogefuehl and @thomas.letsgo
►Subscribe here: / autogefuehl
►Compare the Lucid Air: • Lucid Air driving REVI...
►Compare the Tesla Model S: • Tesla Model S Raven Lo...
►Compare the Mercedes EQS: • Mercedes EQS 450 RWD 1...
sub_confirmation=1
00:00 Nio the Chinese Tesla?
00:25 Competitors and design
01:00 Autonomous Driving preparation
01:21 Does the Nio ET7 have a frunk?
01:48 Colors
02:02 Length, wheels and suppliers
03:19 Light design
03:38 Top speed and acceleration figure
04:00 Batteries kWh and EV range
04:33 Fast charging
05:04 Battery swap
07:42 Subscription lease instead of buying
08:42 Panel gaps quality check
08:52 Key fob and doors
09:59 Interior: Premium or not?
11:37 Seating position
13:12 Cockpit POV
13:26 NOMI voice assistant
14:07 Steering wheel
14:37 Nio Banyan software like Tesla?
15:49 More NOMI functions
16:33 Infotainment system
18:22 Driving modes
20:14 No Apple CarPlay or Android Auto
20:44 Middle console
21:16 Glove box with digital lock
21:48 Rear seats
24:50 Trunk / boot
25:48 Driving German Autobahn with acceleration
27:17 Crazy NOMI while driving
28:55 Suspension and driving modes
31:37 Top speed driving
32:16 Is Nio as good as Audi, BMW, Mercedes?
33:36 FIGHTING NOMI
34:58 Energy consumption Autobahn
37:35 Recuperation modes?
38:19 More Autobahn acceleration
39:02 Lane keeping and lane change
42:01 City driving
43:06 Real-world range
43:48 Is it better than Tesla and the Germans?
45:41 Should you buy it?
#Nio #NioET7
Transparency note: Autogefühl videos are independent and free from editorial influence on opinion and rating. But since manufacturers enable us to do the reviews in the first place, for legal reasons this video is marked as _advertisement_.
WATCH OUT FOR SPAM/FAKE ACCOUNTS. Across KZbin, you'll find fake accounts taking the identity of original channels, they use the same profile pic, similar names and include a telephone number in the name or their comments, trying to get you to message them on Whatsapp or Telegram. DO NOT MESSAGE THEM, they are trying to get your personal details, bank accounts etc. and in the end, they will ask for money. They promise you giveaways, prices etc. Do not fall for these cheap tricks and PLEASE HELP everyone and MARK THEIR MESSAGES and their whole accounts/channels as Spam. We from Autogefuehl will never ask for your bank details. Check out our original channel marked with the verified badge.
We do have other official channels, so you can identify them and also subscribe if you like e.g. in your native language:
2nd channel:
/ autogefuel
Spanish: Auto Sensación - Prueba de coches a fondo
/ @autosensacion
Arabian: حس السيارات
/ @hiss.sayarat
Korea: 오토센스
/ @오토센스
Japan: カー フィーリング
/ @car-feeling
Russian: Анатомия Автомобиля
/ %d0%90%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%...
►FULL REVIEWS 2022 Q3
• FULL REVIEWS 2022 Q3
►FULL REVIEWS 2022 Q2
• Mercedes EQE 500 AWD A...
How to support Autogefühl?
►Subscribe, activate notifications (bell symbol) and bookmark our direct channel: www.autogefuehl.com
►Support us on Patreon: / autogefuehl
►Exclusive supporter: Ajlan Saeed
What is Thomas wearing?
► Noah shoes www.noah-shop.com/
Autogefühl viewers get a 20 % shoe discount with the following code: Autogefuehl-20
Social Media & Blog
►Facebook: facebook.de/autogefuehl
►Twitter: / autogefuehl
►Instagram: / autogefuehl
►Instagram: / thomas.letsgo
►German Blog: autogefuehl.de
Autogefühl is your no. 1 resource for in-depth car reviews and your no. 1 community to discuss cars. Each year we present you 150 cars from every segment and from a wide range of brands. If you have any suggestion, just write a comment or contact us on our other socials. Even if you have further remarks, just let us know.

[@autogefuehl]

►Follow us on Instagram @autogefuehl and @thomas.letsgo ►Subscribe here: kzbin.info? ►Compare the Lucid Air: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIjSiJevm6x5sMk ►Compare the Tesla Model S: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqmWhmZ-Z5p9jdE ►Compare the Mercedes EQS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKm7hat8l5aIibs sub_confirmation=1 00:00 Nio the Chinese Tesla? 00:25 Competitors and design 01:00 Autonomous Driving preparation 01:21 Does the Nio ET7 have a frunk? 01:48 Colors 02:02 Length, wheels and suppliers 03:19 Light design 03:38 Top speed and acceleration figure 04:00 Batteries kWh and EV range 04:33 Fast charging 05:04 Battery swap 07:42 Subscription lease instead of buying 08:42 Panel gaps quality check 08:52 Key fob and doors 09:59 Interior: Premium or not? 11:37 Seating position 13:12 Cockpit POV 13:26 NOMI voice assistant 14:07 Steering wheel 14:37 Nio Banyan software like Tesla? 15:49 More NOMI functions 16:33 Infotainment system 18:22 Driving modes 20:14 No Apple CarPlay or Android Auto 20:44 Middle console 21:16 Glove box with digital lock 21:48 Rear seats 24:50 Trunk / boot 25:48 Driving German Autobahn with acceleration 27:17 Crazy NOMI while driving 28:55 Suspension and driving modes 31:37 Top speed driving 32:16 Is Nio as good as Audi, BMW, Mercedes? 33:36 FIGHTING NOMI 34:58 Energy consumption Autobahn 37:35 Recuperation modes? 38:19 More Autobahn acceleration 39:02 Lane keeping and lane change 42:01 City driving 43:06 Real-world range 43:48 Is it better than Tesla and the Germans? 45:41 Should you buy it? #Nio #NioET7 Transparency note: Autogefühl videos are independent and free from editorial influence on opinion and rating. But since manufacturers enable us to do the reviews in the first place, for legal reasons this video is marked as _advertisement_.

[@Eric_Garrison]

Maybe I missed it, but if you are having problems with the menu, you can swipe from the left to get a quick access menu. Also nominvoice is a lot easier to disable in China lol, I’m sure they’ll fix that in Europe quickly.

[@knuterikn.7762]

Custom mode - you need to press save to activate the new settings. NOMI can (and must) be deactivated several places in the settings to be as quite as possible. Ex. for the navigation, warnings etc. From owning a model X 2018 model for three years and replacing it with the Nio ES8, I have to say the ES8 is a much more comfortable ride and a premium quality over the Tesla. No regrets replacing the TMX.

[@ciybersal9833]

Very interesting...

[@madloop3217]

I bet you either paid or bot

[@eduardoforneck3335]

How do you feel financing a dictatorship that's an ally of Russia, uses slave labor and steals intelectual property from all over the world?

[@dxelson]

@@madloop3217 why? because its supporting a chinese brand? ... There are many cars that can me more luxurious than teslas. Teslas really arent that much of luxury interiors. They excel in autonomous driving, battery and production

[@brighthorse6981]

@@madloop3217 Your speech is full of arrogance, prejudice, and even racist tendencies

[@hakank1475]

Great video. I would like to add a few very important advantages for NIO owners. What really make NIO special besides its quality is battery swapping technology. As long as NIO can handle it, that will provide a big advantage to consumers like the followings - No battery degradation problem like other EVs - You will always have a healthy battery. - You will have option to upgrade your battery and use the most up-to-date battery technology unlike other EV brands. - Cost of battery replacement for Tesla is $16K-$23K, just be ready to pay that money when you are out of your warranty. Most probably, battery replacement cost of Tesla will be more than your 8+ years old car value at that time. - Shorter battery charge time - No need to have your own parking garage and charger. Please do not ignore the fact that NIO still have the charging option.

[@autogefuehl]

The comment from "Text me on telegram / hit me up on telegram" bla bla is FAKE. Do not message anyone on telegram or whatsapp, please mark these comments and these channels as spam/fake identity to help. Thanks!

[@MarkMiller304]

Cannot agree more. The reason Elon was against swappable batteries is the same reason apple got rid of replaceable batteries. It’s a business decision sold as a product feature.

[@gdubyadubya8961]

This would be the clincher for me to finally go to an EV, if they can both release in Aus and build battery swap infrastructure. Current Teslas will be worthless when battery tech changes plus the plethora of reported reliability issues and indifference bordering on arrogance toward customer complaints, not to mention Tesla styling now looks incredibly dated and old all puts me off the brand. I have a Tesla Powerwall so not anti the brand but not game to gamble on their cars. Also US vs Chinese build? Give me Chinese every day. US built cars are rubbish pure and simple.

[@Shaolinof36thChamber]

Let’s have a look at Germany. Right now NIO has only 3 Swap Stations online. They need way more to succeed. Especially do draw other OEMs towards their swap tech. Fingers crossed.

[@mchammer3927]

Lease w more vehicle option, would be kool ... Don't need a four door every day

[@LCOF]

Nomi is hilarious. Thomas should have to deal with Nomi bossing him around in every car review! :D

[@reginald7214]

😆 🤣

[@allmoneyinjgriff14]

Thomas would quit if nomi bossed him around and hearing her everyday

[@autogefuehl]

😁

[@theolich4384]

Seems it's a feature called Nomi Pilot - makes Nomi quibble about everything when Nio's Navigation on Pilot driving assist is on. Hardwired as a safety feature. It can be turned off only in menu.

[@enormegaming1147]

I feel like he would get to the point of cutting it off with an angle grinder

[@WL-nm9xr]

as an owner of 3 Teslas, I think the infotainment is different enough that I won’t call it copycat. What do you call it when Mercedes and Audi both started to use big center screens controlled by scroll wheels after BMW introduced iDrive? And now BMW started to have two connected screens like Mercedes? Maybe copying among Germans is not copy.

[@user-fg2nr1qf9q]

It is the menu layout and the exterior design and many many other things giving this judgement. Not a big screen would lead to this conclusion.

[@reginald7214]

Good point

[@africasteel1515]

@@user-fg2nr1qf9q what you taking about layout? If Tesla put items on left anyone else must put them on right? What means many many? So stupid conclusion

[@user-fg2nr1qf9q]

@@africasteel1515 The Menu layout. Just compare with other car with large screen, you should be able to find it very similar while othe cars don't.

[@fastcx]

@@user-fg2nr1qf9q saying someone copying menu layout is outrageous. If a menu layout is designed to be more ergonomic and straight forward by 1 company, another company can't make another ergonomic and easy to use layout?!

[@davenobody407]

Battery swap is a very interesting idea specifically if battery technology is developing so fast. Imagining in future I can buy an aged car with slightly worn interior but just swap to the latest batteries.

[@randomname931]

that is exactly my thought. they need to standardize the layout of the battery and have more manufacturers adopt it.

[@Jake00001]

I think in the long term it may not be a good idea. Imagine a gas station. How many customers they can serve within an hour? Can a battery swap keep pace with demand? How many batteries they need to store? How fast can they charge? Lots of logistical problems and the answers can be very expensive. That could be why Tesla gave up the idea. Also even grocery stores may get into EV charging business by installing chargers around their parking lots. The idea being convenience of charging while you do something else. I think NIO plan could be a money losing proposition that may not be needed.

[@jimj2683]

@@Jake00001 Think how fast you could replace a battery in a rc toy car. It takes 10 seconds maybe. That could be the case for real EVs too. Just have to give time for the development.

[@randomname931]

@@Jake00001 if they don't have enough batteries, customers can charge. This is about having options.

[@0505naya]

@@Jake00001 Tesla first used this technology in 2013 and folded it? The reason Tesla discontinued the battery replacement service was because of the high cost of investing in facilities at the battery swap and, above all, limited vehicles to apply the service. And at that time, 230,000 passenger electric vehicles were supplied around the world. That's one-tenth of a percentage compared to now. Also, at that time, it took about seven minutes, not 90 seconds, that Musk showed in the demonstration, and he was shunned by consumers because he had to pay $80 for each exchange. In addition, unlike Korea, China, and Europe, most middle-class citizens lived in houses, so they could charge themselves, so they would not have felt the need to do battery swaps. In fact, Musk invited 100 Model S owners to ask if anyone wanted to exchange them, but I also read an article that only four to five people raised their hands.

[@autogefuehl]

WATCH OUT FOR SPAM/FAKE ACCOUNTS. Across KZbin, you'll find fake accounts taking the identity of original channels, they use the same profile pic, similar names and include a telephone number in the name or their comments, trying to get you to message them on Whatsapp or Telegram. DO NOT MESSAGE THEM, they are trying to get your personal details, bank accounts etc. and in the end, they will ask for money. They promise you giveaways, prices etc. Do not fall for these cheap tricks and PLEASE HELP everyone and MARK THEIR MESSAGES and their whole accounts/channels as Spam. We from Autogefuehl will never ask for your bank details. Check out our original channel marked with the verified badge. We do have other official channels, so you can identify them and also subscribe if you like e.g. in your native language: 2nd channel: kzbin.info Spanish: Auto Sensación - Prueba de coches a fondo kzbin.info/door/ZospzTclE4Uf6Jvxbh842Q Arabian: حس السيارات kzbin.info/door/YSBKhMY_UpvcU1_4j8xJcg Korea: 오토센스 kzbin.info/door/6S_5hXKrjJ87xOg9GE_AHA Japan: カー フィーリング kzbin.info/door/8wumItayAPJnk059DLa30g Russian: Анатомия Автомобиля kzbin.info%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8F

[@user-xw6lq7yt7l]

China's domestic electric car sales have surpassed Tesla's this year, and Tesla is also using batteries produced by China's Ningde era. Prejudice and arrogance have made Westerners ignorant.

[@EndeavorsDnB]

Almost feel like these ET7’s are from a version of Tesla from an alternate universe that’s been making cars since the 70’s or 80’s, so they’ve worked out more bugs from their manufacturing process and know their customer’s just that much better.

[@acde9355]

Yep, your metaphor makes sense. China is a huge market, which helps its manufacturers proceed with the iteration process much more quickly.

[@tren133]

Except the crazy thing is that NIO was founded in 2014, just 8 years ago. Tesla made the roadster for a little bit until Musk took over, finally got a factory in 2010, launched the Model S in 2012, and finally the Model 3 in 2017. Nio was founded in 2014, and by 2018 they launched the ES8, then ES6 in 2019, EC6 in 2020, ET7 in 2021, ES7 in 2022, and will soon launch the ET5 as well. The Chinese are moving fast into EVs.

[@EdwinChenLoo]

Tesla had to learn how to manufacture cars. Nio contracted manufacturing to an established car manufacturer. The EV market is indeed new to both. Both are really about 10 years old so in terms of advantage we not talking decades. Tesla's factory in China has exposed all kinds of design tricks and EV parts to China. Tesla's advantage would be in its AI and self-driving technology. China can have good or bad quality products. It is just a matter of how much they care to spend but so far NIO has been top-notch quality-wise. NIO is also focused on the user experience, something Tesla doesn't care as much. It is going to be interesting to see if and how they pull themselves up. I think the Chinese government is very well interested in seeing them succeed globally.

[@DrAdityaReddy]

@@EdwinChenLoo who manufactures nio?

[@jzvr5842]

@@EdwinChenLoo lol telsa's autonomous driving is the worst compared to Chinese EVs, what AI?? Chinese EVs can already do level 4 and level 5 while Tesla is still stuck on level 2. tesla has no battery tech, the Chinese lead in battery tech as well and of course, build quality is the worst. Also China is way ahead in building EVs BYD is light years ahead of Tesla in that area, China doesn't need anyone to transfer anything when it comes to EVs. Your knowledge of China is stuck in 2005.

[@Barefoot_Joe]

I came here expecting a beautiful car and great review Got a bonus comedy show 😂

[@reginald7214]

😆 🤣

[@autogefuehl]

Most welcome 🤗😂

[@Barefoot_Joe]

@@autogefuehl we could feel your frustration and exasperation Haha 😂

[@williamc9578]

I think battery swap is a great idea. Battery degradation (no matter how well you take care of charging, or how gently you drive) is inescapable on current battery technology (all chemical-based batteries). Swapping allows for a replacement on-demand. You don't have to do it every week, but if once every 2-3 months, swapping batteries keeps battery degradation as a low-level concern. If the battery you swapped is "less good" than you previously one, you can swap it again next week. In China, I understand the battery-swap is sold as a package when you buy the vehicle new, so it is fuss-free. If they go Solid-state next 1-2 years, that would be even more env-friendly and sustainable. Excited.

[@denes123s]

Batteries are the constrain why they cannot build more EVs. If you use some of those just to wait in a swapping station, you will end up building less cars.

[@RevelsCat]

As a westerner I didn`t particularly like the battery replacement concept when I first heard about it. That is until I experienced battery degradation first hand on my ebike. Having lost half my range in 2 years I looked at replacing it only to be shocked at how expensive they are. Now I think a swapping station is the smart way to go.

[@denes123s]

@@RevelsCat modern EVs have much less degradation, especially if they use the LFP cemistry, which is good for more than 1 million km

[@theolich4384]

​@@RevelsCat Not to mention you don't have to baby the battery (like keeping the battery charged between 30% to 80%) everyday. Just swap, get a battery that is pre-charged to 93% (Nio's default setting), and use it up. You don't even have to pay the $$$$$ to haul around the larger 100 kWh or the upcoming solid state batteries - can use the standard 75 kWh one as the daily driver, pay a small fee (current rate in China is $125 per month) at the swap station and rent the larger ones if you're traveling. And yes, swapping enables you to retain the car's value better when selling. The benefits of flexibility go way beyond the "5 min swap to save like 10 min over a supercharger" most people (mostly keyboard warriors) seem care to see.

[@Cloxxki]

@@denes123s The ratio between cars on the road and batteries in the swapping stations might not be all that bad. They're costly cars, most people that can afford these will still have charge access at home or work. 6.5 minutes is still longer than filling up for gas, for about 2/3 or 1/2 of the range of a similar Audi or Infinity. If you can prevent sitting there waiting to be swapped, why not just plug in daily?

[@petzkub]

Thank you Thomas, 6/5 content as always. The struggle with Nomi was hilarious. 😅🤣

[@electricfelix]

The Struggle is Real!

[@candlercando]

Completely agree that cell replacement is probably a better thing for vehicle upkeep and updates rather than charging.

[@haocao1516]

definitely, battery life decreases while charging time increases, and battery is the "engine" of EV, you do not want your engine decreases its life/power day by day

[@riolux]

Doesn't the batteries you swap go to get charged? And the ones you swap to would likely be used and probably charged maybe even more often?

[@7614916]

Once there are a good number of stations, especially along the highways, it is a much better way to get power.

[@MultiYlin]

NIO is making banks with these spare batteries: with renewable, you need power storage to offset the peak and trough (like factory being charged with both kwh and KVA, and in some places, KVA can actually break banks if not treat carefully with financial planning even in China...I know alu factory has to tell the grid when they start up so that the grid can preplan their generation) ... NIO is using that to reduce the cost of their station but also selling this storage capacity to the grid in China.

[@mingshili9769]

The best part of this concept is: If most EV work in this way, all EV batteries are collected and controlled by some specific companies, then companies can easily rebuild and recycle batteries. Current EV battery recycle has always been a real problem for environment and logistic, NIO can actually make EV more environmental friendly.

[@pnketia]

Thank you Thomas for this review. I am an early investor in Nio and wanted to get the German viewpoint of this model. Nio is just entering the European market and while they still have some room for improvement I am glad to hear you say the product is pretty good from a build quality standpoint. The BAAS (Battery as a service) is still in the early stages and remains to be seen if it can be successful outside of China. In China the BAAS is a huge success, but the European and North American markets are a bit different. Hopefully the NIO team is watching your feedback and making the necessary adjustment to the software and Nomi.

[@autogefuehl]

thanks for following!

[@gdubyadubya8961]

Get them to add CarPlay. It is ridiculous that some manufacturers resist what consumers want.

[@tren133]

@@gdubyadubya8961 Not all startup EVs do it, but it seems like the higher priced more pretentious makers have chosen to follow Tesla's walled garden approach and refuse to include AA or Carplay, and this would include Nio as well as Rivian.

[@Devilhuo]

From my experience BAAS isn't a huge success in China, don't forget how big China is. Nio is still a relatively small player in China.

[@pnketia]

@@tren133 My guess for them doing this is as cars shift from hardware to software based interfaces these companies want to monetize the services they will eventually be offering via an app store and having AA or Carplay would be in direct competition with them thus impacting their revenue. Tesla is eventually going to offer various services via an app store and their Starlink network.

[@patrickfitzpatrick1600]

Already a proven technology in China with over 1200 swap stations and several million swaps to date. Will take time to build out European infrastructure but definitely possible and in the road map for the company. Battery swap also can be used to balance power grid (also demonstrated in China already) and will be advantageous in high density living areas such as city centres.

[@yangcao9742]

I got a ET7 this June after one year waiting from the order made last Feb in 2021.... This car is amazing. The driving experience is so good compared to driving my neibourhood's tesla model Y which is the worst experiece as it cannot close the KERS while the internal decoration is like a shit hole. My other neibours who had plan to buy BYD or Tesla or even Porsche Tycan decided to buy this car after they had a try on mine. One just made the deposit order last weekend on a black ET7

[@drewlsy]

When will it be released in US?

[@haochen3551]

Great Video, however as a Nio owner， I have to point it out there’s another switch to turn off the Nomi under the “Pilot” section, turn that switch off then every time you turn on the cruise control, there will not have any nomi sound

[@Hydrosurfer68]

No matter what you do... somebody's watching you. Love this review and my son got a big kick out of the Nomi interaction. Real life.

[@autogefuehl]

thanks keep tuning in ! :)

[@Van-Hammer]

NOMI vs Thomas. Nomi just can't shut up. Hilarious!

[@tren133]

Thomas: you have made a powerful enemy today, Nomi...

[@bobfrode]

s always a NO BS review :) this is why we/ i love your videos :)

[@autogefuehl]

thanks keep supporting =)

[@kshin5169]

a balanced and objective view is the beauty of this channel. also very informative. thank you again Thomas.

[@autogefuehl]

highly appreciated !!

[@nemesio888]

Entertaining review as always!😊

[@MGZetta]

Battery swapping is also great for battery recycling and control. They basically can control the quality of the battery on the road.

[@GudieveNing]

Re the centre screen emulating Teslas, consider a) This will make it easier for those 'migrating' or 'defecting' from Tesla to NIO easier. b) If it works, don't change it. As per the original automotive dashboards that have not changed much between manufacturers until the advent of digital/touch screen based infotainment systems, the original concept of a rev counter, speedo, oil level and a few warning lights worked well. I suppose NIO felt the same way with the central touch screen. It just works. :)

[@africasteel1515]

I really don’t get it. Because Tesla has a screen control, So if someone else has the screen, that is copy?

[@autogefuehl]

Check the infotainment layout and come back: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIm4oYhrhNx-o6M

[@xz8264]

Regarding the NOMI talk too much things, I think this can be optimized easily by software update. But I think in German culture, having a high level product delivered at the begining is very important especially for a total new brand. I think NIO only have one chance to enter the German market. And any bad expierences of the product would cause big problems for this brand to be sucessful. They should carefully listen to the voices of those reviewers and quickly react with reasonable countermeasures.

[@romteb]

Can't be worse than the VW ID4

[@ichigo19870]

@@romteb yeah but VW is an established brand, there is a difference. I agree, Nio should do its homework and also offer a buy option otherwise there will be a lot of Battery Swap Stations with no cars to swap them with^^ That’d be a shame

[@evachallende1970]

You are right but don't forget the Chinese market is quite bigger than german (or european) one ! Yes they want to succeed here, but they dont have to ! They can take the time needed to early launch products and listen to customers to upgrade, that's the philosophy i think

[@princeobasi]

@@evachallende1970 very well said. I don't get most of the complaint. There isn't a single perfect car, no even German cars

[@richyzig]

Thanks, really appreciate this honest review, as if I was testing it myself.

[@autogefuehl]

highly appreciated !

[@lester9230]

finally an english full review!

[@xz8264]

Sehr Gut Thomas!!

[@autogefuehl]

🙏🙏

[@frankiedehockie]

Nothing in this car looks like Telsa. This car is far better than any telsa - similar price

[@acde9355]

Thanks for your great review. In terms of the slow charging speed, there is a kind of theory in China that points out the extremely fast changing speed can cause the charging facilities to waste more energy which is even less environmentally friendly.😂😂 That’s why Nio puts less emphasis on the fast charging capability. But for sure, they shouldn’t take the right of choice away from the customers, as well as for the purchase method. Personally, I wouldn’t buy a car without CarPlay or Android Auto since I really need them. But I will keep an eye on this brand.😊

[@autogefuehl]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@tren133]

NIO has hundreds of swap stations in China, so I think for them the DCFC is a secondary charging option. Either you do AC Level 2 charging at home, or you do battery swapping on road trips. If they manage to build up a network of swap stations in Europe it could be interesting. For instance if NIO puts in regular swap stations along the major autobahns in Germany, their cars would be the KING of high speed motorway driving. Imagine driving a NIO at its 200 kph top speed on derestricted autobahn segments and you don't have to worry about poor efficiency, because you can just pull off into a swap station and get a 90% charged 100 or even 150 kWh battery pack in as low as 5 minutes.

[@MultiYlin]

If you operate a factory in any country, you will have to pay for 2 price: kwh and KVA. fast charging means a shit load of KVA I mean really a shit load. To put in perspective of a single 180kW DC fast charging port means running 12+ CNC machine altogether and multiply that by 10 you got 120+ CNC machine... CNC machine in theory can run 18hr per day considering maintenance and part changing... so you got 100+ machine online all the time but for a electric station 120 on and 0 on can happen which leaves the grid and the power generation business very unhappy. Even China modern grid system is not up to the specs for handling these loads, that is why they are planning a thing called C-V2X. (and in some part of China which supplies electricity to Eastern China, they have to cap the supplies to the electric car charging everyday in peak hours in order to preserve the grid integrity) EU also have their own V2X things going but I dont know anything about it in the English speaking world since they are generally very very very slow with the electric stuff.

[@Rodrigomau5]

Impressed with the build quality

[@JP-hb4mv]

Good video thomas

[@autogefuehl]

cheers !

[@emirtrbic1683]

Pretty good for the Chinese car. They learn really fast.

[@KentBuchla]

Copying and theft are great shortcuts.

[@DDDD-fn5dp]

@@KentBuchla Or just buying other companies

[@alexyang3247]

@@KentBuchla its funny when u say one of the leading companies at ev car area is coping and theft, but the fact is maybe opposite actually

[@kusiak80]

Very professional review !!! Greetings from Poland. Thomas, You are the most objective journalist on YT.

[@autogefuehl]

thanks so much, please recommend =)

[@patrickneal9288]

wow looks really nice vehicle. Impressive you can switch the battery like that, battery degradation is going to be a real problem with evs going forward. Fast charging destroys them

[@tvalic4]

I simply enjoy Thomas's reactions on that Nomi voice, fantastic... Great review as always ! You are the best !

[@autogefuehl]

glad you enjoyed, keep tuning in =)

[@alengreen589]

a few Khaaaan moments for Thomas at driving on Autobahn 🤣

[@LjupceAnastasov]

"Pilot is on, I'm the robot kid" Just hilarious 😂

[@bsnk46yt]

I absolutely LOVE it and looking forward to test drive and even BUY an ET5. In case leasing is the only option, I think it also makes lots of sense. Imagine, you'd need to pay few 1000 EUR upfront and then 1000/1200/1500 EUR monthly. Corporates will love it Even single individuals as they can save 10s of 1000ds of EURs and - especially in Germany - people tend to change their cars in every 2-3 years. I'd love to do that too.

[@reddevilunited77]

Interesting car. Nomi made me think of the little robot translator James May had in his Japan series 😂

[@jonathantaylor1998]

*ding-ding* "Thomas versus Nomi.... Round 1" That was SO funny to watch your reaction to Nomi's persistence, Thomas...!! 🤣

[@autogefuehl]

=)

[@royale192]

I was there while you recorded at the berlin airport. Was unaware that it as a private event! Still awesome to see them in person.

[@anotherdeejay]

You are right about the price, at 1200-1500 euros you can get some very nice cars with the abo option that becomes more popular, and is even short term, you can change the abo car very often. If they go subscription, at least they should make it attractive.

[@mizmilz6153]

The battery swap option sounds like a better option

[@andrewtsang384]

Interesting and fair review, enjoy your sharing.

[@autogefuehl]

Cheers!

[@khokongolendaz1102]

Great analysis 👍

[@johnnysmile01]

I like the black color

[@alengreen589]

It looks good, i wish Nio good luck in europe.

[@myfreespirit58]

It's just a matter of time, US ban Nio in EU. They would follow the same foot step as Huawei. EU is just a puppet state of US nowadays.

[@kikosyne1]

Great Review....... your reactions to Nomi best part. 😁

[@autogefuehl]

thanks m8 !

[@MrGlobali]

Thank you very much, well done, very good presentation.

[@autogefuehl]

🙏🙏

[@DailyBeatings]

CEO William Li already came out with a statement that they are "open to the buy option and will further prepare for it" after receiving some feedback from users.

[@gadgetgasspoll2923]

Great

[@abraxastulammo9940]

Then why the surprise non-buy policy?

[@DailyBeatings]

@@abraxastulammo9940 Cnevpost has more information on the decision. You can read about it there.

[@jwickerszh]

Good review, but with those modern cars you need a little bit of time to go through how the system works and how you can customize it which is something actual potential owners would be interested in.

[@SimJoy]

The legend says that sometimes during the night screams can be heard, "Nomi noooooo" :)

[@emceh]

They should be able to succeed with swap station when priced correctly. If you're really in rush swapping should be rather expensive option so you don't need plenty of swapping stations but they're there if you can afford them (business fleets for ex.) - when you're traveling and need 30-45 min rest anyway - then you plan it accordingly and save money.

[@nachocollantes7602]

Indestructible Nomi. Very fun.

[@gavin8535]

Nomi is hilarious 😂😂

[@waynenathan2608]

Thomas waited for your review and was very happy to watch it! as a foreigner in china I can say NIO has better infrastructure for charging networks, mobile battery units (Van), and battery swap stations! in terms of geography, china is vast and larger than the entire Europe! I'm sure they won't have issues with charging or the battery swap network! furthermore, NIO in china offers vehicles without having to buy a battery, with a subscription service!

[@rageshravi2230]

Not buying this car yet, but before buying Nio shares I also wanted to check the product review, and who else but you Thomas, one of the very detailed unbiased informative reviews one can get. It must have not been easy to get rid of the bias of German manufacturers, but very happy for you that you maintain the balance. Thanks again

[@thearousedeunuch]

13:26 Nomi's awesome. This is what all voice assistants should be like: as close to a person as possible, provided that the system works well. Fantastic job. Not being able to own the car makes all of that work pointless, though, as you'll have to leave Nomi behind one day.

[@MrLazyleader]

I hate premiers so much. They clutter up my feed with stuff I can not watch yet. This makes KZbin worse than watching TV.

[@thesj2233]

Yup, I automatically dislike premiere videos.

[@MrLazyleader]

@@thesj2233 Me too

[@autogefuehl]

Wasnt even intentional, KZbin put that automatically. I made it a normal video now

[@ThisisFerrariKhan]

Grow up and don’t be a child, just watch the video afterwards.

[@sanjaygandhi8504]

Top review and funny as well with his new friend - Nomi 😂

[@bicotmary7176]

In Thomas' dream tonight: Nomi: Pilot is on ... Pilot is on ... Pilot is on ... Pilot is on.

[@autogefuehl]

😂

[@Hercegovac.1]

Great looking car definitely! Good job Thomas 👍

[@autogefuehl]

Cheers!

[@baryonyx9642]

More competition in the EV market is good for us customers.

[@wenxuanshen1353]

As a ET7 owner, I wanna talk about CarPlay a bit. It seems like CarPlay is very popular around Europe, since it can provide so many functions by ur phone. But it’s all based on one fact that the chip from the car itself is too weak to provide enough services . But right now, e-cars are using much more powerful chips on themselves, like 8155. So the power of car chips isn’t a bottleneck anymore(won’t be good as newest high end phone chip, but still good enough) it also gives car manufacturers enough confidence to jump out from Apple’s control, since having control of important parts of its car is very important to a car company. So basically brand like Nio, Tesla and other new brands, they are half car company and half internet company or say phone company lol. And I suggest ppl should try out more on car brand’s own system, cuz I never bother finding CarPlay back after I had my et7.

[@autogefuehl]

It's more about having the same user interface like on your smartphone. It's just so simple to use KZbin music, Playlists and Googlemaps, it's all you need. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will always be better than any car infotainment system because people want to use their smartphones, not a separate system in their car. Actually, today's cars would not need an infotainment system at all, they just need smartphone mirroring. But manufacturers dont want to give up collecting data themselves.

[@wenxuanshen1353]

@@autogefuehl Having CarPlay in ur car means Manufacturer has a deal with Apple which allows Apple collecting many data from. So ur data will be collected anyway. And also, I have used CarPlay before. It’s not that smart. I would rather look at the navigating on the phone than looking at the CarPlay one, cuz it doesn’t give accurate information. I’m not crazy fan on trying to find my smart phone interface on my car. Instead, nio had a pretty successful system to use. I believe whatever makes me comfortable is good. If u can get into their system more, I don’t think u will miss CarPlay.

[@biggwong6912]

@@wenxuanshen1353 , If the Carplay is that powerful and good to use, Car companies don't need to waste that much money to develop their infosystem anymore.

[@dokingjonson6173]

Looks awesome.

[@hermanchen3163]

ET7 looks like a car from the future. I will rent one to feel it

[@epsilonxvi5675]

Hiphi Z much more look like a car in future

[@autogefuehl]

The comment from "Text me on telegram" bla bla is FAKE. Do not message anyone on telegram or whatsapp, please mark these comments and these channels as spam/fake identity to help. Thanks!

[@ciybersal9833]

ET extra terrestrial

[@atracy7686]

​@@autogefuehl

[@raymondteo2611]

I’m Singaporean, I just bought my first Chinese EV in Thailand, after using it for 6 months my opinion Chinese EV’s will definitely be the world ‘s future my advise is please test it!! you than only understand my comments!! to be fair we in Singapore and also every other countries have very poor thoughts of Chinese quality I totally changed my mind and most definitely I’m now eyeing another Chinese EV.. one word “incredible”

[@toth1982]

I am so greatful for your work, Alex. Even though we are living in a connected world, I have not found good reviews from china about this vehicle so far.

[@user-ue4yi1ei4n]

这款车在中国的销量非常不错，中国的汽车媒体非常多，他们制作的视频质量更好，你可以关注“懂车帝”，他们有个很大的计划，测试对比所有新能源车型，有很多严酷的测试，来对比这些车的优劣。

[@hdvoice]

Check out wheelboy and fully-charged. Both are great channels for ev.

[@toth1982]

@@hdvoice I know those and like those, but Alex is better. Somehow it is easier to folow, especially because the chapters. I know where to look for info.

[@rune54321]

What an amazing car. Thankfully purchasing will be possible instead of renting

[@vonabele7546]

Beautiful looking premium car from China.

[@wwfww]

All i want for Christmas is a car show with Thomas, Mat from carwow and Chris harris 🙏🏼

[@user-fn3uc4qp1s]

I think what people fail to understand about the swap is its not about bringing charge times down, its about longevity of the batteries and car life and to cut way down on the amount of waste that these batteries will produce down the road.

[@FUTURECARS.]

Thanks for the review!!! What do you this is more comfortable than MB EQS ( i mean the suspension)??

[@autogefuehl]

thanks! Suspension both great, seat ergonomics better here in the Nio

[@charlesd9949]

ET7 is an absolute beauty, NIO certainly an EV game changer and EV leader. $NIO

[@miyinan]

Very nice!

[@TheWarlord228]

46:55 that guy starring you down hard lmao

[@jansenwilder1335]

Its design is much better against Tesla, improved after learning the flaws of tesla hardware. The battery swap is an alternate option if you need it. Otherwise, charge it like a normal EV at charging stations or at home .

[@funkyfin3023]

Not for me but I can’t wait for the solid state battery technology to make its way into EVs. Looking forward to my Fisker Ocean I have on order and their approach to sustainability. Battery swap is for the future when batteries are interchangeable between brands, especially if you can upgrade. Building in additional costs unless it’s adopted by multiple manufacturers. Maybe in large cities in the future but not where I live in Scotland.😊

[@honesty_-no9he]

Forget solid state battery today's batteries and excellent and with NIO you are swapping anyway.

[@funkyfin3023]

@@honesty_-no9he I have no interest in battery swapping, concept may work in large cities not where I live.

[@mangguo513]

looking forward to your test drive of ET5

[@VuleCYA]

This car is NIO! It has its own damn name!

[@daflipbizkit]

Sorry but I would trust that ADAS system toward self driving function over any Tesla. It actually has redundant systems that would help to ensure safe function. Tesla-super-fan flame suit on. Also, looks much better than the Teslas.

[@HiddenAgendas]

better quality and better service to boot

[@Kevin-kd6hf]

this is such a good review. just too bad there is no purchase option.

[@martinlee9184]

William Li seems to have heard the voices from Europe customers. Buying now is a option

[@autogefuehl]

Cheers!

[@tuppenceworth5485]

I'll buy it just for the looks 😊

[@kaf711]

good analysis

[@autogefuehl]

thanks!

[@osuan9]

Yess buy Nio ET7...

[@autogefuehl]

The comment from "Text me on telegram" bla bla is FAKE. Do not message anyone on telegram or whatsapp, please mark these comments and these channels as spam/fake identity to help. Thanks!

[@Arhey]

I like the idea of swapping batteries. Might be interesting if you dont have time for charging, but probably not for everyday usage. If they actually build up infrastructure everywhere, it might even get real alternative for charging on long journeys. Just not sure about the subscription model.

[@user-se9xy5ji3u]

In China I remember there is a package content is free of charge 6 times a month to change the power, read many user experience, in the city for transportation, basically do not need to change the power, because work and work, charging at home basically do not lack of power, once or twice a month to 500 km away from the place to travel, change the power is a very good choice. Many NIO users have increased the number of trips they take because of the number of power changes left over.

[@user-se9xy5ji3u]

But it also requires a huge infrastructure. nio's exchange stations are actually barely enough in China, because there are exchange stations on every highway and in every city, and there will be very few in smaller cities. But NIO feels that this is not enough, so it has to cooperate with gas stations to build this thing. However, there is still a drawback of the exchange station, it takes about 4-6 minutes to change electricity, if there are many cars queuing up to change electricity at the same time, it will take a long time to wait, so the number of exchange stations determines whether the user experience is the ultimate.

[@robp3431]

'Thomas-Blue is visiting today'....the doors must close like regular (vintage) doors ! But seriously, an amazing vehicle....taking a Tesla and improving it where it really matters.

[@VideoDax]

Great review, thx. Question about head-up display: does it have one or not?

[@williamchang4599]

Yes, it has in ET7

[@chuckgoodwish3897]

Nomi is the haunting ghost

[@kewei4767]

I love your review! Really hope NIO will reconsider selling these gems instead of doing only subscription model. Side track a bit, would you mind sharing what camera did you use to film this video? Looks very good!

[@vonabele7546]

NIO just announced that, there will be the opportunity to buy the car.

[@tren133]

I've never been a fan of the subscription model for something s exigencies as a luxury EV, but because of their battery swap capability, NIO's BaaS (battery as a service) business model is interesting. You can just buy the car for like $15k cheaper and then lease the battery from NIO. Opens up options like someone normally leads the small 75 kWh battery for day to day use, but if they have a trip coming up they can pay a bit more that month and swap in a bigger battery instead. Also it means you never have to worry about battery degradation and it will also be possible to upgrade to new battery chemistries in the future.

[@kewei4767]

@@tren133 well I think what they are doing here is essentially expand the scope of their service to vehicle-as-a-service if it makes sense. Probably gotten a lot of experience and positive feedback from their BaaS so they want to replicate that premium customer experience over, but at a larger scale for the more upmarket segment in Europe.

[@autogefuehl]

thanks keep tuning in !

[@autogefuehl]

Where did they announce that? I asked them officially and they say that they "consider" it in the future, but didnt announce

[@user-to6gq2gg9z]

谢谢你提出的建议。

[@itbeginx]

Am sure it's just released and will need some adjusting for the mute. But it seems like a safety feature to let you know pilot is running on it's on.

[@Alberto-xw8vx]

Design wise, there is nothing like NIO, except for Polestar. But NIO has a very minimalistic yet cozy design that nobody else does. I think polestar has a design that is cold and more startrek like. Tesla has a very dull poor design, it's very american in that sense, even though the designer is German.

[@MaticTheProto]

Teslas are not very good looking at all. The NIO designers are in Munich btw 🇩🇪

[@guyvershofukamachi]

As someone said, I also think this car looks much better than Tesla and most EVs out there

[@autogefuehl]

The comment from "Text me on telegram" bla bla is FAKE. Do not message anyone on telegram or whatsapp, please mark these comments and these channels as spam/fake identity to help. Thanks!

[@shakesnbake]

I bet there was someone from Nio who was really looking forward to removing that plastic from the doorsils 😅 Really excited at what the Chinese are doing with EV's and when they fully come to Europe.

[@Gladiatorking7]

Well, the EU wanted removable battery in all tech and here NIO is ahead of the game. Kudos🎉

[@jasinskihd]

Battery swap shows actually how far ahead Chinese engineers think. Maybe this is not an option in EU because this is only start of such a cars in EU but in CN they build a battery swap chain since few years and as you can imagine they do that quick. Let's think about EU future. In 15 years in EU there will be no non electric car possible to sell. It means that 15+ 5 years (transition period) you should have on streets of Berlin, Munich, Prague, Warsaw, Paris hundreds of thousands of electric chargers. All new apartment buildings, skyscrapers must have electric changer (not 5 to 10 boxes) ready to charge. What about old buildings without parking spaces. This will be operation almost impossible to perform, having in mind that user of electric car expect not only to be environnemental friendly but he also expects comfort of use. Batery swaps stations with 10 minutes battery swap. Form me together with traditional charging for me is anotherexample how they think about future

[@tren133]

What's more, these Nios have Lidar which theoretically let's them have level 4 self driving. Xpeng already sells a car that can remember an up to 2 km routes across multiple levels of a parking garage to self park. It isn't too much of a stretch to imagine in the future, late at night when traffic is very low, so these NIOs silently drive out of urban car parks by themselves to nearby swap stations, queue up, swap batteries, and then park themselves so the owner never has to charge them at all. Self driving in a busy city in the day is tricky, but allowing these cars to do short hop self battery swap in the dead of night might be a good first step in self driving.

[@solidsaladin121]

Like many Chinese tech businesses Nio's business model mainly their funding method is not sustainable and they only sell high end cars. Lets see how far this will go.

[@tren133]

@@solidsaladin121 NIO is the only Chinese startup relying on selling premium vehicles. Hozon, Xpeng, Leapmotor market relatively inexpensive cars. Even more so for more established high volume brands like SAIC (parent company to MG) and BYD. Hell BYD has already sold 1.2 MILLION cars this year, through just 3 quarters, mainly due to the fact that their cars are dirt cheap compared to competitors. Even their most expensive model, the BYD Seal, came out for preorder and undercut the Model 3 price in China by more than 20%, and instantly got over 100k preorders.