In NIO's prospectus, they claim that their batteries are more efficient than Tesla's.
They also claim 3 OTHER Chinese car companies have more efficient cells than Tesla.
My guess is most people here will not agree, but I'd love to hear an honest discussion about this.
For years, Tesla has claimed the most efficient batteries, this seems to contradict that claim in a big way.View attachment 380686
That claim is based on NEDC testing cycle, which is notoriously unreliable and difficult to achieve. I have not seen a comprehensive set of results on the ES8 in a variety of conditions. I have also not seen any reports on cell degradation. There are a number of ways to achieve metrics by skimping on various aspect of the drive train. We simply don't have enough information to evaluate properly. We do know that Tesla's older vehicles have compared quite well with the newest competition from European automakers in a comprehensive series of tests. We do know that the real world efficiency of vehicles like the Jaguar I-Pace fall very short of official ratings. The overall balance - all weather long distance, high speed range capability as well as longevity of the battery packs in a wide variety of climates have only really been proven with Tesla vehicles. Even the Model 3 has had very little data so far for longevity, but early data seems to be pretty good and it has all the necessary components, including high thermal transfer capability within its battery pack design.