Looking back at the development process of China's auto independent brands, we will find that this road is not unfamiliar. Just like the domestic mobile phone market at the beginning of the century, from Apple, Samsung and other foreign mobile phones unique, to the current rise of domestic forces such as Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, etc., the case of "Di si counterattack" has been successfully staged.
Similarly, the automotive independent brands that have long received the script of life have also successfully seized the opportunity of the times and used the power of new energy models to become the initiators of the card game from outsiders. Today, we can see more and more "Made in China", in the overall situation of the global auto market, with joint ventures and imported brands.
In order to comprehensively show the strength of independent brands and foreign companies, today we invited two heavyweight guests: one is the Tesla Model Y, which just won the march new energy SUV sales champion, and the other is the Weilai "Polytechnic Man" ES8, which won the highest altitude record for electric vehicle driving. Through the comparison of the two, we can not only understand the mainstream technology of the current new energy market, but also discover the differences and differences between independent brands and foreign companies.
First of all, it is worth affirming that as popular models, Tesla Model Y and Weilai ES8 pay more attention to appearance design, while continuing the family design, but also added a lot of trendy elements, looking like a standard new energy face.
In terms of space, although the positioning of the two models is not the same, they have a better performance compared with the same level of models. Among them, the length, width and height of the NIO ES8 are 5022/1962/1756mm, and the wheelbase is 3010mm, which belongs to the medium and large SUV. Although it is slightly lower than the ideal ONE in length of 8mm, with its wheelbase of 75mm higher, the NIO ES8 has a more eye-catching performance in terms of driving space and storage space. Of course, this is only a comparison in the circle, if compared with the 5 meters 2 long high he HiPhi X, WEILAI ES8 is still a younger brother level.
Tesla Model Y has a length, width and height of 4750/1921/1624mm, a wheelbase of 2890mm, positioned as a medium-sized SUV, a full circle fatter than the Tesla Model 3. Although the overall is a few points weaker than the Mercedes-Benz GRC of the same level next door, it also belongs to the mainstream level.
In terms of configuration, it should be the aspect that can best show the humanized service of new energy models. Among them, the NIO ES8 has made great efforts in the seats, not only using full leather sofa-style seats, but also the front seats will be equipped with electric adjustment, heating and driver's seat memory functions as standard. The high-end version will also be equipped with additional functions such as ventilation and massage.
In contrast, tesla Model Y uses imitation leather seats, which are slightly inferior to leather seats. It can also provide front seat heating, electric adjustment, driver's seat memory function, etc., but compared to the five co-pilot adjustment methods of the NIO ES8, the Tesla Model Y has only three types, and there is no additional ventilation and massage functions to choose from.
As the first of the "three major pieces" of new energy, Zhilian Service is the soul on which new energy vehicle companies rely for survival. Weilai ES8 is equipped with an 11.3-inch central control large screen + 9.8-inch full LCD dashboard, although the central control layout is a bit of a collision with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class shirt, but the overall effect is still relatively simple. Its interior is equipped with the world's first in-vehicle artificial intelligence system "NOMI", which is indeed excellent in terms of speech recognition control system, compared with Tesla Model Y, it can not only control the telephone, air conditioning, multimedia, but also linkage the sunroof. In addition, functions such as common OTA upgrades, Internet of Vehicles, and satellite navigation systems are bound to be included.
Looking at the Tesla Model Y, its most eye-catching is the 15-inch central control screen, with a minimalist interior style, it is easy to create a sense of the future. However, compared with the CAR system of NIO ES8, Tesla Model Y has little advantage, not only has great repeatability with WEILAI ES8, but also lacks in some aspects. For example, the voice interaction system mentioned above, roadside assistance calls, etc.
In terms of assisted driving functions, the reputation of Tesla Model Y and NIO ES8 is not very good, because both have experienced many accidents due to automatic driving function errors. But there is one thing to say, the two are still very powerful in terms of assisted driving functions.
Among them, Tesla Model Y's Autopilot automatic assisted driving system provides 8 cameras, 12 ultrasonic radars and 1 millimeter wave radar and other hardware, and is supported by the excellent algorithm of AMD-Ryzen chip, which has strong performance in parallel assistance and automatic auxiliary lane change.
In contrast, NIO Pilot automatic driving assistance system of NIO ES8 will be equipped with 1 trinocular camera, 4 surround view cameras, 5 millimeter wave radar, 12 ultrasonic radars and 1 driving status detection camera, and with the mobileye EyeQ4 automatic driving chip, it can realize more than 20 kinds of auxiliary driving functions commonly found in the market, and the effect is remarkable. In the opinion of the editor, the assisted driving function of the Weilai ES8 and the Tesla Model Y is similar, and it belongs to the first-class level of the market.
In terms of power and endurance, the ES8 is equipped with an electric drive unit of front 160 kW / rear 240 kW, with a maximum output of 400 kW and a maximum total output torque of 725 Nm. In terms of batteries, the ES8 can choose from the standard battery pack (75 kWh) and the long battery pack (100 kWh), and the neDC comprehensive cruising range is 450 km and 580 km, respectively. In the 600-kilometer mainstream market, the endurance performance of the NIO ES8 is difficult to compete for an advantage.
In contrast, the Tesla Model Y will offer three options. Among them, the long-endurance all-wheel drive version and the Performance high-performance all-wheel drive version are both front+rear dual motor layout, which can realize four-wheel drive. The total power of the electric motors is 331 kW and 357 kW, the total torque of the motors is 559 Nm and 659 Nm, respectively, and the pure electric mileage is 660 km and 615 km, respectively. In addition, the rear-wheel drive version adopts a rear permanent magnet synchronous single motor drive, the total power of the motor is 194 kilowatts, can output a total torque of 340 N·m, and the pure electric mileage is 545 km. As far as the battery life performance of Tesla Model Y is concerned, its battery life level is online as a whole, which can better solve the user's battery life anxiety than the ES8.
At last:
From the above comparison, it is not difficult to find. Weilai ES8, which is a new domestic force, has successfully played its home advantage and focused its attention on "large space" and "high configuration", and these two areas are also the most enthusiastic areas of independent brands. In contrast, Tesla Model Y is a solid "technical control", in the technical fields of assisted driving, power and endurance, quite efforts, the advantages are more obvious. So, if you give your riders enough budget, which one will you choose? Feel free to leave a message in the comments section.