In the past two years, new energy models have sold better and better, the low-end has Wuling Hongguang's mini ev, and the high-end has Tesla's Model 3, which has made many car companies see the future of the new energy vehicle market.
The same is true of Li Bin, the head of Weilai Automobile, who made it clear in an interview that he could not understand why there were still people buying oil trucks. Aside from being able to smell a little gasoline, what's so good about anything else?
Of course, Li Bin said that this is a bit of a taste of the queen selling melons, but in fact, he is not idle, do not fight with MINIEV price, he chose the hard Tesla Model 3. Nio launched the brand's second pure electric sedan, the ET5, at the end of 2021.
Unexpectedly, ET5 just began to accept reservations, and the surging orders made the WEILAI APP go down for 10 minutes, and Li Bin proudly said that ET5 was the largest car in the same period of orders that NIO had ever had.
The listing is comparable to the Model 3, where does the strength of the WEI ET5 come from, and today we will take a look at it together.
Super-streamlined coupe
Seeing the appearance of Weilai ET5, it gives people a bright feeling, in the past, it was the so-called design of foreign brands, and now more and more new energy can see the careful thinking of independent brands. The design of the ET5 largely follows the style of the ET7, with more emphasis on sportiness in comparison. This can be seen in the muscular front face and the design of the daytime running lights.
The lines on the side of the body can more see the characteristics of the coupe wind, especially the rapid fall of the roof from B-pillar to C-pillar, so that the streamline of the entire side has reached a perfect fit.
The design of the roof has a unique brand of Weilai, the central lidar and the camera on both sides, continuing the design of the ET7, officially known as the watchtower sensor layout, this design allows the sensor to reduce blind spots, improve safety, and do not have to worry about being scratched.
In terms of body color, there are as many as 9 models to choose from, and the purpose of rich color selection is also for the needs of different consumers. In terms of size, ET5 has completely surpassed Tesla's Model 3, from the length to the wheelbase, ET5 is undoubtedly more advantageous, even if it is comparable to Mercedes-Benz C-Class, BMW 3 Series, Audi A4L and other common oil cars, ET5 is not behind.
The interior of Tide Technology
The interior of the ET5 is completely nio style, retaining the basic design concept of ET7, and providing a rich selection of interior colors. The common configuration of the central control large screen will naturally not be absent. The most eye-catching is the standard frameless door, panoramic canopy, 12 seat adjustments, panoramic images. It can be said that on the sense of science and technology, WEILAI ET5 is completely unreal.
Wei's Aquila super sense system from home is very powerful. This slightly complex system is equipped with 33 high-performance perception hardware, 11 8-megapixel high-definition cameras, 1 ultra-long-distance high-precision lidar, 5 millimeter wave radar, 2 high-precision positioning units, 1 vehicle-road collaborative perception, and 1 enhanced main driver perception. Up to 8 GIGa of data is generated per second. Rich configurations make autonomous driving technology even better.
Battery life can be the biggest constraint
At present, the biggest constraint of new energy vehicles lies in the endurance, after all, the current domestic fast charging pile coverage is not yet comprehensive, especially when going out of the far door, there will be an embarrassing phenomenon of charging for half a day. Therefore, endurance is particularly important, and this is probably the biggest problem facing ET5 at present.
At present, there are two versions of ET5 endurance, namely 550km of 75KWH batteries and 700KM of 100KWH batteries, which are about 500KM and 650KM under the NEDC standard. At this level, this endurance performance can only be said to be barely up to standard, and there may be longer battery life versions in the future.
For Weilai car owners, unlike other new energy models, whether to rent a battery or buy a battery is also a matter of hesitation for car owners. For example, in the 75KWH version, if the cost of buying a battery is 328,000 yuan, if the way of renting a battery is used, the car is 258,000 yuan, and the monthly battery rent is 980 yuan.
For many people, real money and silver paid 258,000 yuan, and the car did not have a battery, which made many people unacceptable, but in fact, it is more appropriate to calculate the account, renting a battery. The 70,000 yuan saved by buying a car, divided by the 980 per month battery cost, can be used for about 71.4 months, that is, nearly 6 years.
Judging from the current battery attenuation capacity of the industry, the battery after 6 years may not be considered powerful, so that the price of the whole vehicle will be affected when buying a car. But if it is to rent a battery, it does not involve the problem of battery life attenuation, and at the current speed of development in the industry. After 6 years, the new energy vehicle is estimated to have made a qualitative leap, and it is obviously not appropriate to buy a second-hand car that has been used for 6 years at that time.
There is also good news, that is, in the future, 6 times a month free power exchange, with a range of 500km, 6 times is nearly 3000km endurance, so that you can run 100km a day, I believe that it is completely enough for car owners who commute between cities.
So renting a battery is a better option than buying a battery.
In general, ET5 in size, configuration has been better than the Model 3, the only thing missing is enough real experience of car owners, I believe that after enough user experience, will give ET5 a more comprehensive evaluation.