The NIO ES8 with upgraded assisted driving is easy to drive and fun!

When I got home, I parked the car and shifted it to P. NOMI smiled at me and played "An Ordinary Day" for me. It felt so good.

Wait? Why does this horsepower have a hint of the style of "middle-aged men must sit in the car for 10 minutes before going home"? Haha, let’s stop pretending and let’s show off. Actually, it’s because this is the last day that NOMI and I get along, and in the past week, I drove the ES8 to and from get off work. I’m really reluctant to say goodbye. I’ll laugh. NOMI will cause trouble.

The NIO ES8 is actually not a popular model recently. Why would I grab such one from the PR girl again? This is because ES8 has updated NOP (Navigate?on?Pilot). What is NOP? Many people will directly call it autonomous driving, emmm. In the future, it will be directly equated with autonomous driving, but at this stage, it is actually a function that assists driving. So the question is, what can this NOP achieve?

In the process of vehicle navigation, it can help you do the following on highways and urban elevated sections:

1. Automatically merge into the main road

2. Cruise on the main road and intelligently select the optimal lane

3. Automatically switch to the next speed/frame according to the navigation plan

4. Driving off the main road

What is the specific experience? Sell ??it out. Let me tell you what information you will get from today's article:

1. How does ES8 run?

2. Battery life and battery replacement. (Battery life in winter is really a bit of a pain, and free battery replacement for life is so cool!)

Okay, let’s start talking about it!

NOP "The needle does not poke"!

During a week of driving ES8, in addition to the two o'clock and first line during the rush hour, of course it is also indispensable to drive to an agreed destination on the weekend to have afternoon tea with my best friends. In addition to the huge "bag seat" that the queen's co-pilot brings to her girlfriends and the "nurse-level" service of lumbar support, leg support and foot support plus massage, what surprised me is that NOP can also successfully attract a girl's attention...

The first step in opening NOP is to set the navigation destination. What I want to like is that after spending so many days together, I have always entered the destination by voice through NOMI, and have never entered it manually. , the recognition rate reached 100%, which also made me trust NOMI even more.

The second step is to set up the navigation and then drive on the road. After driving on the elevated road, you can enter the NOP mode by poking the Pilot button on the left side of the steering wheel with your finger (it is worth noting that on urban roads cannot be started), so:

Automatically merge into the main road? To be optimized

According to the navigation route, when you want to merge into the main road from the ramp, you will encounter some difficult problems. Conditions such as alternate lane merging, excessive traffic flow on the main road on the left, etc. But when there is not much traffic, NOP's performance is passable every time.

Cruise on the main road and intelligently choose the best lane.

When we encounter a slow car ahead, NOP will drive on the premise that there is enough space in the lane next to it. Automatically change lanes to overtake slow vehicles. This feature is also reflected in the fact that when the NOP plans a route based on the navigation, before exiting the elevated highway at the next ramp, it will choose to try to change lanes outwards with a margin of about 2.5 kilometers in advance. This task is completed well.

According to the navigation plan, automatically switch to the next speed/overpass, and automatically drive off the main road to be optimized

We are on elevated roads with low and high traffic density respectively. The general assigned the task of entering the ramp to the NOP. The result was that when there were not many cars in the right lane, the lane change was relatively smooth. The task of getting off the ramp was successfully completed. At this time, my best friend sitting in the co-pilot was even more popular than NOMI. I was so excited that I almost got a standing ovation and cried with joy.

When there are more cars in the right lane, the vehicle is more like a novice driver who is still in the internship period. He will be timid and dare not change lanes to the right until he misses the opportunity to change lanes. NOMI will say: Automatic lane change failed, please bother yourself to change lane manually (not the exact words, but that’s the meaning)...

To be honest, this result is expected, after all, it is in the NOP user guide Still reminded: "When using NOP when the traffic is relatively dense or even congested, it is more likely to need to control the main road and try to change lanes unsuccessfully. Therefore, it is more recommended for everyone to use NOP in medium and low traffic conditions. "Use NOP on roads with high traffic density to get a better experience." So I also hope that Weilai's NOP can optimize this difficult item in the future (after all, lane changes are really difficult when there is heavy traffic. (It’s complicated, even experienced drivers have to find ways to use it)), then you can confidently delete this paragraph in the user guide and change it to "You can use it at any time, just in case you don't use it."

To sum up my views on NOP, at this stage it is definitely not taking over our entire driving process. It can only share some of the burden for us, allowing us to have a more relaxed driving experience. After all, in our During the repeated commute to and from work, it is easy to feel tired. Having someone like this can help you massage and save you from having to stay 100% focused throughout the process. I just want to say: "The needle does not poke~".

Oh, by the way, how to exit NOP? This can be achieved by pressing the Pilot button on the steering wheel, applying the brakes, turning the steering wheel to take over the direction, exiting navigation, or turning off the "Pilot Assist" shortcut switch in the lower left corner of the navigation interface through the central control screen.

The driving quality that a car at this price should have

Everything is perfect

Having said that, I believe many people are like me and will not reject convenience. Assisted driving brings a more leisurely driving life in the car, but in fact, I am also a person who enjoys the driving process. If you are curious about how the NIO ES8 drives, then you really saw the right thing today.

The accelerator pedal (or "switch") of the ES8 gives people the feeling of stepping on it lightly and stepping on it hard. This is a very simple logic of a pure electric car, and there is no need to explain it to you here. Piling up some so-called power data, you don't have to worry about feeling "short-handled" in terms of power when driving it. It doesn't exist. The brake pedal is very powerful when braking suddenly, but it feels "tighter" the further you step on it. After running in a few times, you can know how hard it should be controlled during emergency braking.

In terms of driving experience, in addition to the accelerator and brakes that are in close contact with our feet, and of course the steering wheel that is in close contact with our hands, touch and control are both important - standard on all ES8 series There is a leather steering wheel, but as a relatively sensitive female driver, its leather does not give me a very delicate touch, which is above average (but in fact, this is easy to skip, it is not that important), but the direction of the steering wheel During the process of changing lanes and turning, the experience is very good. The force is not very light, but feels a little heavy, which brings out the texture.

Let’s talk about the three driving modes of energy saving/comfort/sport (in addition, they can be personalized). The energy saving mode starts more gently than the comfort mode, and the energy braking recovery is the strongest. At this time, I only need to As soon as you release the accelerator pedal, you will feel like you are being pulled back. For this reason alone, I may only be forced to choose it when the battery is extremely low and there is no way to charge it immediately.

Comfort and sport modes can actually be discussed together. If you occasionally want speed and passion, you can choose sport mode. Speeding up and braking will be more powerful and interesting, and the steering wheel will suddenly become stable for you. "Added drama"... But because the suspension will also become stiffer, you will also notice that the sound of obstacles becomes (relatively comfortable) crisper when passing through small potholes, which is commonly known as a stronger road feel. When there are relatives and friends in the row, it is not recommended to choose this mode willfully. In fact, I personally think that this mode is really only an occasional choice. Not much to say about the comfort mode. Comfortable steering, comfortable throttle, and comfortable driving over uneven roads. The driving quality that a car in this price range should have is perfect.

The only thing I want to complain about here is that at low speeds, the sound of the electric vehicle’s warning to pedestrians outside has a strong presence in the cockpit. When driving at a slow speed of 20 yards on a congested elevated highway, it makes I feel like I'm flying a flying saucer (laughs). Of course, this beep can be turned off manually, but for safety reasons, I still recommend that you turn it on.

Battery life and battery replacement are so touching...

Hey, it seems that the word count has exceeded... Everyone, please be patient and read the last part, because it is also a lot This is what people are most concerned about when it comes to pure electric vehicles.

As for battery life, what I got this time is an ES8 model equipped with a 70kWh battery, not the latest 100kWh. Its MIIT battery life is 415km. When I actually got it, it showed a battery life of 388km when it was nearly fully charged. I drove for a week in Shanghai during the winter when the temperature was below 10 degrees Celsius. To be honest, I did have battery anxiety. For reference, our mobile phones also lose power very quickly in winter. The same goes for electric vehicles. I actually drive about 70km back and forth every day to and from work, plus the car. Turn on the heater quite a bit, and it shows that the battery life will drop by 110-120km, so in my case, I have to change the battery every three days in winter to calm my anxiety (slightly touching)... You can also calculate your daily driving Let’s calculate the mileage, so it is still necessary to choose a 100kWh battery under such weather conditions.

Finally, there is the battery replacement experience. This ES8 has a lifetime free battery replacement service. I believe that early NIO car owners will be familiar with it. The very attractive after-sales supporting services greatly reduce the cost of using the car. cost. There are exactly two Weilai power swap stations near my home. Each power swap station will provide 5 batteries. Currently, it is provided in a ratio of 4 70kWh batteries and 1 100kWh battery. You can check the information of each power swap station on the APP. Battery status and the number of people waiting, but if you want to make a reservation, you can only click to make a reservation when you are 100m away from the battery swap station. This is quite reasonable and avoids the phenomenon of uncivilized queues and traps. With the assistance of the APP, the specific waiting time will be greatly shortened when there are other cars waiting in front and the battery is still charging. In the week I used the car, the longest wait was only half an hour. , the efficiency is quite good, and the battery replacement service is quite impressive, convenient and easy to use, saving worry and effort.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.