Nio DAY in 2021, the industry and consumers, generally focus on the new NIO ET5. This product is positioned in a medium-sized luxury coupe, and the official vehicle purchase plan is priced at 328,000-386,000, and is available in 75kWh and 100kWh versions.
But now the subsidy policy in 2022 has not yet been introduced, so whether weilai battery rental plan will enjoy subsidies is not known for the time being.
Maybe in the past two days, we have seen too many reports about Weilai ET5 on the Internet. However, according to the description of colleagues who have been to the scene, the most popular color inside and outside the car is "Kasumi Orange" + "Amber Orange Interior". However, the individual needs mentioned above need to be realized through optional packaging.
So, if you are a potential owner of the NIO ET5, how can you buy a product with a satisfactory configuration and the right price? Let's talk today.
Lidar upper body, the strength has been the same level of mainstream?
This medium-sized sedan is the second product of NIO's layout in the sedan market, and in the same level market, there are tesla model 3 and Xiaopeng P7, the two main competitors, and there are also cross-level but similarly priced opponents like the extreme kr ZEEKR 001.
Among the 300,000 or so new energy medium/medium and large sedans, consumers have one more choice.
Now when choosing new energy products, we will no longer compare the displacement, fuel consumption or some traditional data parameters of the vehicle as we used to buy traditional fuel vehicles. At present, consumers are concerned about several points of mileage, perception hardware and chip computing power, which are the main reference items when choosing a new energy product.
Let's list the use and computing power of each model on the assisted driving chip separately:
Nio's ET5 driver assistance chip is 4 NVIDIA Orin chips, with a hash rate of 1016TOPS;
Tesla Model 3 driver assistance chip is an FSD chip with a computing power of 144TOPS;
Xiaopeng P7 driver assistance chip uses NVIDIA Xavier chip, hash rate 30TOPS;
The Extreme Kr ZEEKR 001 driver assistance chip uses mobile Q5H chip with a hash rate of 48TOPS.
In terms of driver assistance chips, the lead of THE NIO ET5 is a clear advantage for models of the same class/price range, including Tesla. Of course, in addition to the computing power, it also depends on the use of the vehicle's perception device. After Xiaopeng took the lead in mass production of lidar on the P5, NIO used 11 cameras, 12 ultrasonic radars, 5 millimeter wave radars and 1 lidar on the body of the ET5.
The highest configuration of the Xiaopeng P7 perception device is 14 cameras, 12 ultrasonic radars, and 5 millimeter wave radars. At present, the main sensing equipment of Tesla Model 3 in China includes 8 cameras, 12 ultrasonic radars, and 11 millimeter wave radars. The extreme Kr ZEEKR 001 is roughly the same, with 15 cameras, 12 ultrasonic radars, and 1 millimeter wave radar.
According to the above information, WEIO ET5 is currently the product with the highest computing power and the best perception device in the same price point/level. And the two models of the whole series are uniformly configured, and the only difference is the cruising range of 550km and 700km. In the case that the product strength belongs to the mainstream of the same level, the resistance to finally choosing this product is only the two problems of brand influence and car purchase cost.
On the question of brand influence, three words should not change the subjective purchase intention of consumers; but the second question, if you want to choose, can also find the most suitable method for you.
Lease or vehicle, which is more cost-effective?
Nio ET5 is a two-part series, the price of 328,000 is the use of ternary lithium + lithium iron phosphate battery 75kWh version, cruising range of 550km; priced at 386,000 is the ternary lithium battery 100kWh version, endurance of 700km. There is no difference in the configuration of the two models, and they are also the layout of the front and rear dual motors.
The configuration is not to be discussed, and the standard configuration of the whole series will definitely make you satisfied, such as the electric suction door, the 256-color atmosphere light, the full speed adaptive cruise, and the basically equipped active safety configuration, which are particularly cool and practical configurations. In this regard, WEILAI ET5 can't fault it.
Then I want to talk about a problem, only about 300,000 car purchase budget but want to choose NIO ET5, how to get it the best value?
The starting price of the battery rental scheme of the two cars is 258,000 yuan, the difference is that 75kWh needs to pay a monthly rent of 980 yuan per month, and 100kWh needs to pay a monthly rent of 1480 yuan. Converted to each year, 75kWh batteries need to pay 11760 yuan a year, 100kWh batteries need to pay 17760 yuan.
If you buy THE NIO ET5, you need to spend at least 328,000 yuan, the battery is 75kWh and does not include any optional items. If, at this price, see if the rental battery plan is worth it. The purchase price of 258,000 yuan, plus the rental cost of 75kWh batteries for three years, the price comes to 293,200 yuan; if it is used for five years, the price will come to 316,800 yuan.
If you choose to rent a battery solution to buy a car, the service life of about five years is the most cost-effective, but more than five years is better than directly purchasing the whole vehicle. If this is the only car in your home, it is still recommended to buy the whole vehicle, do not worry about the battery rental cost.
Finally, let's talk about the optional, if you choose within the four basic colors, there is no additional charge, and the price of the car remains the same; but when you choose the other five colors, it costs 10,000 yuan. If there is still a personalized demand for the wheel hub, the optional price is 3500 yuan and 9500 yuan. The NIO ET5 offers five basic options in the car, and the rest are divided into three options: 4800 yuan, 11,300 yuan and 27,300 yuan. The remaining options include the 3500 yuan qihui orange caliper, the 4500 yuan Moon theme kit, the 4900 yuan NOMI Mate 2.0 and the 9500 yuan enjoyable set. There is also a NIO NAD function, which pays 680 yuan per month.
I want to say that if you rent a battery solution to buy a car, it is the most cost-effective to open a NAD function for 680 yuan per month.
summary
Under the premise of already having a car at home, if you want to feel the freshness brought by the NIO ET5, the rental battery solution is a good choice, and it is more cost-effective to use for about five years than to buy the whole vehicle. But if it is the only one in the family, I advise you to buy the whole car steadily, otherwise after more than five years, the rental cost of the battery is not cost-effective.
Regarding the version of the battery, the current mainstream mileage is only 500km, 600km and 700km three gears, and the current energy environment has become much friendlier than before, so there is no need to care more about high cruising range or higher cruising range as before, pick the right one, 550km should be able to meet the needs of daily commuting + occasional long-distance travel.