This car is a masterpiece in design. They haven't compromised too much in terms of practicality. As a European and a car-enthousiast I would probably choose this over the German legacy. I like that they went minimalistic, but didn't go too far like Tesla. Like some others have said this company might become a case-study in the future as being the first internationally recognized "premium" Chinese brand.
@@angela1984a Look man I agree completely on your view of Chinese politics, but what does Nio have to do with this? Volkswagen was created under a nazi regime. Can't think too black and white in this case...
@@Francis-of8cw "Can't think too black and white in this case..." What a load of Horseshit! Is Germany a Nazi regime today? Anser: NO! Germany is a DEMOCRACY today! Has Germany condemned Putin's Genocide of the Ukrainian people? Yes! Germany has condemned Putin's Genocide of the Ukrainian people! Is China a Democracy today? Answer: No. Has China condemned Putin's Genocide of the Ukrainian people? Answer: No!
@@angela1984a So...has China condemned the rampant gun violence and the horrible treatment of black people in America? As America condemned Israel's unlawful attack to Palestine people and their territories? Has Europe condemned the Ukraine genocide in Donbas?
Fantastic review! I test drove this car today, and o boy, thats quite a car. Planted like an A6, accelerate like a Tesla, smooth like Benz, steers like a BMW. I am German and if they can deliver it for a decent price, it will sell very well back home. There is just no competition for this price and package on the European market. I already ordered one for myself here in Shanghai, a no brainer.
@@saadhasan2300 1. Ghaddafi was a Military Dictator and a serial rapist. 2, Saddam Hussein was a Miltiary Dictator that used Chemical Weapons on Iraqi Kurds. He also had a son that was a serial rapist. 3. The Taliban in Afghanistan protected Osama bin Laden who was responsible for the attacks on 9/11 2001 that killed almost 3,000 people and injured some 25.000. The Taliban are also responsible for one of the most brutal Military Dictatorships on this planet. 4. Has China condemned what Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is doing in Yemen? 5. Just so I understand: Are you saying that what happened in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya and is happening in Yemen gives the Mass Murderer Putin the right to commit Genocide in Ukraine?
@@angela1984a why everything should be about politics? This is an EV Channel, shall we just enjoy the brilliant content about the latest and best EV? Put you “ Cancel culture” away, thank you.
@@angela1984a I'm sure China will get right on it as soon as the USA condemns MBS genocide of the Yemeni people, which BTW the US has happily supported for the past 7 years across 3 different presidential administrations.
China have been breaking all sorts of barriers in EV development. They have been so progressive in creating new vehicles at every end of the market that I believe they will be the key to a global revolution in EV ownership. Many legacy companies are still making compliance and compromise EVs. Some companies are focussing on particular markets. EV only companies are pushing vehicles in particular consumer slots. But, as a joined up strategy, China is far ahead of everyone as they are tackling every level of EV distribution. They are rolling out public transport vehicles, performance vehicles, cheap vehicles, luxury vehicles, city vehicles, utility vehicles and mostly at prices that can be rivalled by few others - certainly not legacy companies. They also lead on infrastructure. And all this against the background of them also pushing out lots of old tech. Just about anywhere else in the world if you see fossil tech being promoted you'll see renewable tech being hampered. But China on the whole seems to be pressing forward with renewable tech regardless of opposing concerns. Once China start rolling out their product to the West the legacy manufacturers in particular are going to have to up their game or leave the field.
china is literally a genocidal dictatorship though, no elections, one leader, killing people of one race or colour. That’s today. Right now. No mention though….
NO MORE ELECTRISHITTY CARS ! CARS WITHOUT A SOUND WITHOUT A SOUL ! WE DON'T LIKE ELECTRIC SHITTY CARS ! ! ! WE DON'T WANT ELECTRIC SHITTY CARS ! ! ! WE DON'T ! WE DON'T ! DONT BAIT THE CARBON FOOTPRINT LIE !!!
@@terabit. If you don't want one don't get one. NO-ONE is begging YOU to buy electric. We'll all be better off when ICE vehicles are banned and you boycott all EVs thus keeping yourself off the roads. 🤣
@@TetsugakuSan maybe we just don't want cars built in and by a country that bombed many oher countries for trumped up reasons? And China needs to work a little harder to be a real dictatorship.
Yeah because it's not like electricity prices somehow follow the price of oil and gas does it. At certain times of day right now, where i live, the price of electricity is so high that it is actually more expensive per kilometer than a diesel car, even with the diesel also being more expensive. Offcourse it is cheaper at night but we have had nights where electricity was also very high because of no wind, and offcoruse no solar power, so if you have a car that you must charge every day, it can be very expensive to buy electricity today for your EV as well.
@@esm7708 Here, the prices of electricity is rising faster than the price of petrol and diesel, mostly because, when there is no wind or solar, a LOT of electricity is still made, using gas or coal turbines. Venture a guess, where we get that coal and gas from :) Electricity from sustainable sources like solar and wind is ramping up, but so is electric car sales, and solar and wind energy is still more expensive per kwh than coal and gas powered plant electricity.
@@esm7708 It's a socialist country, the politicians love taking people's money, and redistributing them so that their own voters gets the most, and has to pay the least. But yes, under normal circumstances the price for a KWh is made up of. 25% Actual electricity price 75% State tax on electricity. It's the same with fuel...About 60% of the price of a liter of petrol is taxes, so if the price of a liter of petrol goes up 10 US cents, the pump price will increast with 25 cents. So while gas prices gets higher and higher, the state makes more money as well as the ones selling the oil. Also for example when electricity prices are higher the state makes more money, because they have a support for wind and solar....Basically they are promised a minimum price for their electricity, so if the sale price is lower, the state funds the difference, but now, electricity prices are high, so they make more money on the tax i pay, AND they save money, because they dont have to pay the windmill and solar owners any money because they get more than the minimum for their electricity right now. It IS really a win-win for the state...And we, the consumers are being taken royally up the behind. But as said...it's expensive to pamper ones voters, so they need all the money they can to "buy" them. An example of that...When they decided that they did actually want to help people that were the victim of very high prices on natural gas, for heating their house, they decided that only the poor would be helped a bit..In reality that means that those who pay the least taxes now get the most money from the government, which is essentially raising my tax percentage compared to the socalled poor people.
What really worries me is that I get way more often a "want to buy" impulse from watching videos about new Chinese cars than from Western cars. NIO ET7 is definitely one of those Asian makes I'd like to own.
@@danield.7359 Probably the US gov will ban Chinese cars anyways to protect competitively non-viable domestic manufacturers. With some made up claims about built in spy ware, as they did against Huawei and numerous other Chinese companies to protect Apple, Texas Instruments and such at the point when Huawei and others started to have better performing products at lower price.
@@Egal0190 yes, I am afraid of that too. Our govs are sanctioning so much against anyone, that the West (woke North America, gay Europe, Australia and NZ) get more and more isolated from the rest of the world while naively thinking we're isolating the others. The endgame, the demise of Western dominance has begun.
Glad to see Chinese car companies finally getting some recognition! Nio is definitely that one Chinese car brand that is considered "premium", their cars (such as the ES8, ES6, EC6) are considered the more expensive ones in the Chinese EV car market.
@@RB-km8ze That would look nice. The et5 is going to be great too, Nio might finally live up to the name "tesla killer" if they can maintain their high level of customer service when they ramp up overseas operations. Tesla set a low bar in the customer care department...
Although not mentioned in the review, the audio sound system is the best in any production vehicle. The ET7’s audio system comes standard with 23 speakers and a total output of 1000W. The four primary channels use a 3-way speaker array which features dedicated tweeter, mid-tone and bass driver, a subwoofer plus four overhead speakers. Combining the leading active tuning algorithm and Dolby Atmos’ excellent detail and clarity, the ET7 provides an immersive listening experience beyond users’ expectation.
The best audio sound system in any production vehicle and with 1KW power? Where did you get this info from? How do you know it's the best? What other systems has it been compared with? I'm very Interested as the Mark Levinson system in my lexus is outstanding and I use to do sound systems a number of years ago. If I were to go electric then Nio is the only car I'd go for simply because of the swappable battery, no need for a charger. Brilliant idea. Just hope it comes to England and they have lots of battery swapping hubs.
@@sydsnott5042 The battery swap is actually not a brilliant idea for the company itself. They will have to build batteries they never sell in a car, they will just be there to be swapped. That’s such a unnecessary hit in the number of EVs they can produce, this will slow them down as long as Batteries are the bottleneck of BEVs. So at least until 2030….
An outstanding car, and one to put NIO on the map for sure. The ET5 model due for release in Sept looks equally amazing. Great video, thanks for uploading.
I agree, but i dont think that it is only BMW, Audi and Mercedes that should be worried. I mean, this car makes the Tesla's look really old and outdated. Honestly if Tesla is not going to be run over by the Chinese in every category, they will have to something to the dated design of their current models. Once you could forgive the way Tesla's looked, because it was what made people recognise them as Tesla's but now there is just so many cars that looks way more modern than the Tesla. Tesla's only redeeming feature is their "self drive" stuff, but honestly, their lead on that field is diminishing for every day that goes by, and their FSD which they have sold lots of cars with the promise for this in the future, is still not anywhere near completion. I would not be surprised if the Chinese are going to overtake Tesla, even in that field.
What's really impressive was that the ET7 was only revealed to the public in Jan 2021, that's just 14 months ago, and it is almost ready for customer delivery already. ET5 was only revealed 3 months ago, and may launch within a year of its announcement. That pace is incredible.
What I like about this car and it’s big SUV brother, is that it’s designed by an international group of automotive engineers and designers. People who are not only passionate about electric cars, but are on a mission to change the world by promoting further adoption of electric vehicles. It’s incredible to see the amount of technology that is present in these cars
Great video. When you hear it from German engineers themselves that NIO drives better than most (if not all) other cars on the road, based on their experiences, that speaks volume.
@@johdo9953 According to a study, NIO was rated top automaker in China. To quote an article, "The vehicle quality study calculates the number of failures per 100 new vehicles. The industry average is 135.Nio scored 49 failures per 100 vehicles - the lowest for any car brand in China and much lower than the industry average. A lower score implies a higher ranking for the brand." Now, who knows how much truth is behind this particular study, but if it's true, then that is one of many other indicators the kind of potential NIO could have. Is it all advertising and marketing? I don't believe so. A healthy dose of skepticism is not bad practice though.
@@LovesHighGround How do you know the study is not paid by the advertiser or NIO itself? To be fair, it's a nice car, but I would not count on one person or a channel saying it's better than most (German) cars. Like Tesla, it will show up on the sales number down the road. Tesla wasn't liked or recognized by everyone when it built the first roadster before the model S. Similar to Toyota, it took a long time to build the brand before it launched the Lexus brand. It will be a long uphill battle before NIO can find a spot outside China. The sales number outside China is going to be very insignificant for quite some time.
I must agree with what I heard several months ago from a parts supplier who had seen this car earlier. "If you swap the NIO logo to Apple logo you would think it really is the iCar. You will be amazed when you see it." I'm amazed but if it had a Xiaomi logo I would not be surprised either.
I do wonder about the definition of ‘sports’ car with the advent of EV’s. Sports car used to mean a faster, harder sprung ride for flatter cornering, bigger brakes and _noisier_ exhaust sound. I agree that Sports+ is something you will rarely use; when showing the acceleration to a friend, etc. not an everyday use. Looks like a nice car.
IMHO a sports car is a 2 seater (or 2+2 at the most), LIGHT WEIGHT car optimized for handling, not comfort or carrying capacity. There really isn't an EV for sale right now that meets this definition.
Maybe after 2028 or 2030, It depends on that China has surpassed the US in economy and science technology, US believed that restricting such means would no longer work，At that time, it will open the door to import high-end products from China
NIO is an AMAZING EV company, battery swap is brilliant. Beautiful cars inside and out, keeping LIDAR in my opinion will be better than just cameras. China's market for this market alone is like nothing else. $NIO
Excellent video from Fully Charged and great stuff by Elliot. Should have showcased the audio system which is one of NIO ET7 highlights. Basically Dolby Atmos experience in your car.
Yes Porsche has found it can sell near double the number of Taycan sport wagons than car body version and Audi BMW. and Merc all do a good trade in GT Sports wagons.
I like that the boot floor doesnt have a weird lip so you're not having to lift something heavy in a weird position and for taking something out like a lugage you'll just pull it out. also much more comfortable when you've been locked in there for a while and having to climb out in some older cars are not nice, i rate 7 / 10
Yet another example of what we can expect to see from China. Is it coming to the UK? Will it be priced at 55k I can't believe that will be the case, my guess is that it will be priced at 65k+ which is a shame. If it was more reasonably priced then legacy auto makers would be very afraid and I would give my two back teeth to own one!
@@grahamguest142 I can assure you that you will be able to buy it cheaper than in my european country that IS still a member of the EU. EU does not = Cheap cars ....
Amazing the Chinese are not just educated but they have passion for there jobs and there work. Neo definitely stands a great chance for survival in this ev revolution!
Yet no one is actually putting this car to the test like a track run to see how fast it overheats. Teslas have the best cooling and battery management systems because its actually a difficult engineering problem manufactures don't want to deal with.
@@odisy64 nio has a track car, the ep9 that does a Nurburgring lap in 6.45. Whereas the plaid does it in 7.35 So I’m sure they know how manage cooling the battery
@@revl6151 no, thats purpose built track car that they only made 16 of at 1.2 million dollars. They let the battery take massive thermal damage because they don't expect these cars to ever be driven more than 10,000 miles since they are meant to be collectors cars. Tesla had to build a cooling system so reliable and robust it could handle a wider variety of conditions from weather to driver habits but still guarantee a 8 year 150,000 mile warranty so the battery can't ever be allowed to overheat. Why isn't NIO track racing any of their production cars?
Looks good however, I don't think you understand the concept of being "sporty" if all you can think of is acceleration. I've no doubt Jack will fill you in on the details!
@@consig1iere294 almost anyone can make a car fast in a straight line. It takes much more engineering to make it fast and predictable round corners. Lateral acceleration is more important in 'sporty' driving scenarios and often more entertaining than longitudinal acceleration.
@@armadillito Nio has the fastest electric car in the world on the track so sporty is exactly right. Nio knows how to make sporty cars unlike fakes from other countries.
When Lexus launched, commentators wrote off Mercedes, Audi, BMW. That didn't happen despite the marketing clout of Toyota. Nio have their work cut out for them.
Lexus didn't really have any innovative features. Nio is going for a smart luxury product and AI self driving tech which the current European brands are lacking.
@@medz3398 haha pathetic 🔴 Japanese cars are FAR BETTER in every single matrix 🔴 Euro cars pretends and scared someone might see through their "facade" and tear it off like the British Industry infallibility in the 1800s till German passed them
It'll be very interesting to see how well this sells in Europe. Priced keenly, it sounds like it should sell like hot cakes. Great job by Elliot, as always. Loved the chic bobble hat. 🙂
(May 26, 2022) Today, a team in China has done some tests on et7. Energy consumption: the average speed is 95 km / h, and the consumption is 18.1kw · h. model s is 17.3kw · H Perceptual recognition: at the speed of 7km / h, stationary vehicles with a distance of 192 meters can be recognized during the day and 194 meters at night. Model 3 under the same test conditions, stationary vehicles with a distance of 88 meters can be recognized during the day, vehicles with a distance of 53 meters can only be recognized by using close-range lights at night, and stationary vehicles with a distance of 88 meters can be recognized by using long-range lights Note: the driver's display of et7 only displays targets within 200 meters. Even if the lidar can recognize targets more than 200 meters, they will not be displayed on the display. Surprise 1: at night, smoke is set behind stationary vehicles. Et7 can recognize stationary vehicles with a distance of 187 meters. Model 3 can only recognize 22 meters of stationary vehicles. Surprise 2: at night, the vehicle headlights are sealed with adhesive tape without any lights. Et7 can rely on lidar to drive forward at 30km / h until it stops about 3M away from the vehicle in front. (Note: the test speed of 30km / h is set in consideration of the driver's safety. Without lights, the driver can't see the vehicle in front.)
I think you got the pricing wrong at 2:46 Price - Models starting from: 150,000RMB Should be Models starting from 436,660RMB (including EV incentive) or 366,660RMB (BaaS rent battery and including EV incentive)
As with all sedans, I wish it were a wagon. Volkswagen doesn't even the Passat in other styles than the wagon. It's what people NEED if they don't have multiple cars in the household. My neighborhood is full of wagons. What are my neighbors to buy next? Not an EV as those come only in "expensive" or "cramped".
MG5 is already available in britain and is coming to europe. Opel/Stellantis has Astra and Vecta to come. And the Skoda Enyaq is not really a SUV for me and should be fine.
There's no 'might' about it.. it's already here. With our without NIO. Most are losing sales like crazy. And just look for the largest growing auto sales. It's all in EV, Nio's just a tiny slice of that.
Looks fab!! Great car!! Can’t wait to see it in Europe (will it come to UK?). I would def considering having one…, but that boot was disappointing though… 🤦♂️
Looks like a fantastic car and one of the first electric ones I'd be interested in if I had the money. The bespoke tyres worry me though. I hope they go for a more standard dimension if they bring it here. That's something that could get expensive very quick if it's a unique dimension.
you do realize it's made in china? the communist dictatorship trying to rule the world and committing genocide all while lashing out at australia all the time? if you were a real australian you wouldn't by a chinese car.
@BullShark it's a communist dictatorship in case you haven't heard and yes they also try to fuck us with state sponsored companies that pretend to be capitalistic but in reality they get stolen intelligence, government finance and directions from the CCP to try and gain illegal market leadership.
A gorgeous car, I like what Nio are doing. One slight clarification: all auto glass is laminated with a thin sheet of plastic glued in the middle. I think it is so quite because it had double glazing like some of European brands have, such as Mercedes. Unlaminated glass shatters in an accident, laminated safety glass doesn’t.
NIO is the new luxury brand in China. It is considered a more prestigious brand than the usual German subjects. The insane performance numbers are probably more for the European than the Chinese market. In the big cities, it is faster to walk than drive a car, any kind of hard launch or speeding over 50% above the speeding limit turns you into a pedestrian for a year. I would like to see a comparison between a domestic and an export model of the same vehicle. I bet the domestic car is more tuned towards comfort.
The main barrier to success will be establishing residual values for these new entries. This will affect the lease deals which most cars in this market sector rely on.
As you pulled onto the public road after the 0-100kph+brake test you went between a couple of parked VWs- looked like the types from the early 80s when VW with Audi bet very heavily on China growth and were one of the first Europeans companies to do so. Similar to but not quite Passats. Just a note!
It was a Passat B2, known in China as the Santana, which had been out of production for more than a decade.. I am Chinese, and I used to be a big fan of VW. I owned a Passat B6, and now I use a VW Phideon that shares the platform with the Audi A6. Now the ET7 will be my next target, bye Volkswagen.
Cannot wait until Nio offers their cars for sale in the United States. The battery swapping ability is very intriguing. Do not need to install a level 2 charging system at home. No worries about battery degradation, one will always have the latest battery technology. No longer have to wait 30 mins to charge an EV. Brilliant.
Thanks again Elliot( my favorite fully charged reporter) great presentation on a great car. I certainly don't need all the extra stuff, but I doubt they are trying to sell to me. By the time it gets to the US the extra taxes will be ridiculous. Beautiful car.
@@laloajuria4678 The Nio ES8 already got a 5 star on the EuroNCap which shows they're clearly capable of passing the US crash test standard since EuroNCap is the most strict crash test.
I hope it's sold in the US. It has "Chinese spy equipment" that the US government probably doesn't like. A big US company (like Apple) should buy 51% of NIO so it's considered an American company.
This car is £10k more than my ID.3 (if it ever turns up). It has almost twice the battery and twice the engines. Never mind space, comfort, build quality etc etc. I don't see how legacy automakers can compete.
I do like that the Chinese are trying to establish their own design language. Most of the cars you see out of China have very obvious inspirations from other brands. Nothing wrong with that of course, but if you want to go premium you can't make another copy.
There is one important feature not mentioned: NIO's cars can replace the battery, and the battery is automatically replaced within 5 minutes without getting out of the car. What's even cooler is that NIO supports the replacement of batteries of different capacities, which means that you can upgrade your battery at any time after buying a car, and support flexible upgrades by day, month, and year. The flexible upgrade means that you choose to buy the model with the smallest battery life, because even the smallest battery life is enough for your daily commute to get off work. Then you can temporarily upgrade your battery capacity for holiday travel (billed by the day), and after the holiday is over, you don't need to continue paying rent when you switch back to a small battery. Come to think of it, the battery supports physical replacement, meaning: 1. Faster charging speed, get a fully charged battery in 5 minutes 2. Flexible battery capacity strategy, you can temporarily upgrade the battery before going on a high-speed trip. It also only takes 5 minutes, no appointment required 3. There is no need to worry about the attenuation of the battery. The battery replacement network ensures the health of the battery. 4. Older vehicles can still enjoy battery packs with the latest technology. The vehicles released by NIO in 2018 can still be replaced with the latest and largest capacity batteries! Think about Tesla in the same period in 2018, it can replace the 150-degree battery in 2023, and the battery life is close to 1000km, how crazy!
I didn't understood this comparison to German cars when RT7 its a straight competitor of Tesla Model S. So you should compare it to that. All the acceleration, the drag coefficient, comfort, range, weight, price etc.
You would compare this to the EQE not the “legacy” ICE cars. This is all hype prices will be much higher once in Europe. More balanced review required positives/negatives
