I Drive A NIO For The First Time! This ET7 Has Great Features But Is Seemingly Glitchy

Kyle drives a NIO ET7 for the first time around Oslo, Norway. This is the dual motor 100kWh version with battery subscription so it can use the battery swap stations. Let’s see how it is!

A big thanks to Jan Tore Gjøby for appearing in this review and helping to arrange the car. He can be found on twitter: @JGoby

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[KyleConner]

I was pretty bummed we couldn’t get the battery swap to work. Although I’m not convinced on the idea, I think it would be fun to try it! I hope we can film the process soon - will try before heading back to the US!

[silys]

Im a BMW 7 series owner and I tested the ET7 couple weeks back. Im very impressed of the ET7, I love the brand and I love swapping.

[AlphaDewolf]

NOMI is the cutest and friendliest little driver assistant I've ever seen!

[tipoomaster]

Great looking car inside and out, and a lot of well thought out software features. I'd like to see the ET5 in Canada!

[stellasky]

I am a owner of NIO ES6 in Shanghai, in China. NOP + mode is autonomous driving, which is really helpful. Now I basically use autonomous driving on expressways and elevated roads, which really liberates the driver, which is convinient.

[mistertee]

I hope Nio comes to Canada. I could care less who owns the company or where it's made as long as it's good quality and the company is going to stick around. If a car brand does well in a country with a billion people, I think it'll do fine in the rest of the world.

[basilboris]

I'm old enough to remember when people said they would never buy Japanese cars. We called them Jap Crap, or Rice Burners. Now we love them! People accept change, albeit reluctantly at first. The same will happen with Chinese cars. The cars are top quality and have cutting edge tech. It's a no brainer.

[ElectricAdventurer]

Being able to swap the battery is a good idea. Even if you never use it and just charge the battery like other EV owners, you know you can easily get a new battery if your battery dies. Another youtuber who recently replaced their Model 3 battery paid 13k for a replacement. $2-3k of that cost was just for the labor. I'm sure Nio would be willing you sell you the battery and replacement would just take minutes. So with a repair/maintenance stand point, it's pretty awesome.

[LiChen-snil]

I own an ES8 in China. I really love the battery swapping experience. I am also a NIO stock holder. Not a lot of people are aware that, another good thing about battery swapping stations is they also provide super high voltage charging without too much support from the power infrastructure because it has the electricity capacity stored in all those batteries. It could provide supercharging for EVs of other brands.

[KenKnowledge]

As a car entusiast this might be one of the best car maker that i've ever seen, full stop. Those ET models really gets me excited, thats for sure.

[rune]

The anti China comments is such a shame. Many of the products you use daily has been made in China. NIO has quality products and a quality brand.

[yadapkumargurung]

Thanks for honest and realistic review on Neo, Chinese car. You one of the very few Westerner presenting true judgement without any pre-occupied wrong concept about China & it's people.

[BhavanaKarusala]

Never seen a NIO before. This actually looks very good. Would be one of the best looking EV's in the US market if they make it here.

[Neojhun]

The multiple microphones spread out is for Location sensing. That was the digital assistant Nomi can figure out which passenger is asking for commands. I guess if you say "open the window" in the rear left passenger seat it'll open the nearest window automatically.

[gregkramer]

I am fine with the sensors up high. It makes sense to me for them to be there. The car does look great. I hope other companies step up also. This makes me think the Japanese companies will struggle going forward the most.

[djbaaz]

I have tried it here in Denmark Copenhagen. And it is amazing. 😍👍🏾

[rededwards]

Dude....glad you got to do this review....many people will see this video

[anvoong]

Great review. NIO doesn’t believe that battery swap will replace conventional charging. Both will co exits into the future. They also has the 800v charging system coming. Regarding the charging speed, I think how fast your car can charge as promised by the charging station depends a lot on how many cars are charging at the station because of the shared input power. It seems lots of cars charging at the station.

[obsidianstatue]

Battery swap means NIO can provide the Battery as a Service
This allows buyers to rent the battery, and pay a lot less upfront for the vehicle, it also means no battery degradation problem, as well as maintaining good resale value
Battery swap is seriously being pushed in China, where not everyone can have a dedicated parking spot and charger, especially when EV ownership rate increases
The fact that CATL is moving into modular battery swap technology, means it's a serious direction to go

[randyshanofsky]

Very interesting review, per usual. And Alyssa killed it on camera, per usual.