Nio EL8 generations compared: what changed (and what did not)
There is only 1 generation, on sale from June 2024 with no end date in the data and no restyling recorded. That generation is a SUV 5-doors with 2 versions. There is no second generation to compare against, so there is no later facelift that added power, a different gearbox, or a new body. Every number below applies to this one generation.
There is only 1 generation, on sale from June 2024 with no end date in the data and no restyling recorded. That generation is a SUV 5-doors with 2 versions. There is no second generation to compare against, so there is no later facelift that added power, a different gearbox, or a new body. Every number below applies to this one generation. If a later generation appears, it will be a new comparison; it is not in this catalogue yet.
Both versions started together on 2024-06-01 and both remain current (`stop` is not measured). You are not choosing “old EL8 versus new EL8.” You are choosing AT Standard Range 73.5 kWh versus AT Long Range 100 kWh inside the same generation.
Nio EL8 specs by version: engine, gearbox, drive
Displacement, cylinder count, cylinder layout, and boost are not measured on either version (electric powertrains in this dataset do not carry those ICE fields). Fuel is Electro on both. Gearbox is Automatic, 1 speed, on both. Drive is AWD on both.
| Version | hp | kW | Nm | Displacement | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Speeds | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT Standard Range 73.5 kWh | 653 | 480 | 866 | not measured | Electro | not measured | not measured | not measured | Automatic | 1 | AWD |
| AT Long Range 100 kWh | 653 | 480 | 866 | not measured | Electro | not measured | not measured | not measured | Automatic | 1 | AWD |
Power is identical: 653 hp and 480 kW on AT Standard Range 73.5 kWh and on AT Long Range 100 kWh. Torque is identical: 866 Nm on both. There is no “more powerful” Nio EL8 in this catalogue. Peak rpm for power and torque is not measured on either version.
The 100 kWh pack is 26.5 kWh larger than the 73.5 kWh pack (100 − 73.5 = 26.5). Relative to the smaller pack that is 26.5 / 73.5 ≈ 36% more energy capacity. That is the only powertrain-side difference the data actually record.
Nio EL8 performance and economy: 0-100, top speed, mpg
AT Standard Range 73.5 kWh: 0–100 km/h in 4.1 s, top speed 200 km/h. City consumption not measured. Highway consumption not measured. Combined consumption not measured. CO2 0.
AT Long Range 100 kWh: 0–100 km/h in 4.1 s, top speed 200 km/h. City consumption not measured. Highway consumption not measured. Combined consumption not measured. CO2 0.
Acceleration and top speed do not separate the two versions. The extra 20 kg on AT Long Range 100 kWh (2558 kg versus 2538 kg) does not show up as a slower 0–100 figure in this dataset: both are 4.1 s. Eco class is not measured on either version.
There is no mpg figure to rank “which Nio EL8 uses less energy on the road.” Consumption is not measured, so a buyer cannot use fuel-economy tables to pick a version. CO2 is 0 on both, so emissions in this catalogue do not split the choice either.
Nio EL8 dimensions, weight, wheels, and payload
Ground clearance is not measured on either version. Fuel tank is not measured (Electro; no tank volume in the data). Wheel sizes are the same list on both: 255/50 R20, 265/45 R21, 265/40 R22. Front suspension: Independent, spring. Rear suspension: Independent, spring. Front brakes: Ventilated disc. Rear brakes: Disc ventilated. Chassis hardware does not distinguish the two versions.
| Version | Kerb weight, kg | Gross weight, kg | Payload (gross − kerb), kg | Ground clearance | Tank | Wheels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT Standard Range 73.5 kWh | 2538 | 3190 | 652 | not measured | not measured | 255/50 R20, 265/45 R21, 265/40 R22 |
| AT Long Range 100 kWh | 2558 | 3190 | 632 | not measured | not measured | 255/50 R20, 265/45 R21, 265/40 R22 |
Gross mass is 3190 kg on both. Payload is 3190 − 2538 = 652 kg on AT Standard Range 73.5 kWh and 3190 − 2558 = 632 kg on AT Long Range 100 kWh. The Long Range version carries 20 kg less payload because it is 20 kg heavier at kerb with the same gross limit.
Weight per horsepower:
- AT Standard Range 73.5 kWh: 2538 / 653 ≈ 3.89 kg per hp
- AT Long Range 100 kWh: 2558 / 653 ≈ 3.92 kg per hp
Horsepower per tonne (kerb):
- AT Standard Range 73.5 kWh: 653 / 2.538 ≈ 257 hp per tonne
- AT Long Range 100 kWh: 653 / 2.558 ≈ 255 hp per tonne
The lighter Standard Range version is about 0.03 kg/hp lighter and about 2 hp/tonne stronger on paper. That gap is arithmetic on kerb mass only; 0–100 remains 4.1 s on both.
Power per litre is not a usable ranking here: displacement is not measured on either Electro version, so litres in the denominator do not exist in the data.
Energy capacity per kilogram of kerb mass:
- AT Standard Range 73.5 kWh: 73.5 / 2538 ≈ 0.0290 kWh per kg
- AT Long Range 100 kWh: 100 / 2558 ≈ 0.0391 kWh per kg
The Long Range pack adds 26.5 kWh for 20 kg, or 26.5 / 20 = 1.325 kWh per extra kilogram. Relative energy on board is 100 / 73.5 ≈ 1.36 times the Standard Range pack, while kerb mass is only 2558 / 2538 ≈ 1.008 times (about 0.8% heavier). The data therefore show a large step in battery size for a small step in weight.
Share of gross mass used by the empty car:
- AT Standard Range 73.5 kWh: 2538 / 3190 ≈ 80% of gross
- AT Long Range 100 kWh: 2558 / 3190 ≈ 80% of gross (2558 / 3190 ≈ 0.802)
The two sit in the same band; the 20 kg is visible in payload, not in a different gross rating.
Which Nio EL8 version to choose
There is no generation fork and no power fork. AT Standard Range 73.5 kWh and AT Long Range 100 kWh share 653 hp, 480 kW, 866 Nm, Electro fuel, Automatic 1-speed, AWD, 4.1 s to 100 km/h, 200 km/h, CO2 0, 3190 kg gross, the same three wheel sizes, Independent spring suspension front and rear, and Ventilated disc / Disc ventilated brakes. Prices are not in this dataset, so “what the extra money buys” can only be stated as what the extra 26.5 kWh and extra 20 kg buy in the measured table.
Choose AT Standard Range 73.5 kWh if you want the lighter Nio EL8 and the higher payload. You get 2538 kg kerb, 652 kg payload, 3.89 kg per hp, and 257 hp per tonne. You give up 26.5 kWh of pack size (73.5 kWh instead of 100 kWh). Acceleration and top speed in the data are not worse: still 4.1 s and 200 km/h. Consumption, range, ground clearance, and tank are not measured, so those cannot be used as a reason to pick this version from this catalogue.
Choose AT Long Range 100 kWh if the 100 kWh pack is the point of the purchase. You get 36% more listed energy (26.5 kWh extra) while adding 20 kg and losing 20 kg of payload (632 kg instead of 652 kg). Specific output on kerb mass is 255 hp per tonne versus 257. The extra mass is 0.8% of 2538 kg. 0–100 and top speed stay 4.1 s and 200 km/h. You are not buying more horsepower, more newton-metres, a different gearbox, or a different drive type.
Do not choose on engine layout, cylinders, boost, or displacement. Those fields are not measured on either version. Do not choose on mpg: city, highway, and combined consumption are not measured. Do not choose on a later generation: there is only 1 generation, from June 2024, SUV 5-doors, two versions.
If the two names look similar in a filter, they are not the same car in this catalogue: AT Standard Range 73.5 kWh is the 73.5 kWh / 2538 kg car; AT Long Range 100 kWh is the 100 kWh / 2558 kg car. Power is 653 hp on both, so they are not split by horsepower the way two identically named petrol versions sometimes are. Split them by the battery figure in the version name and by the 20 kg / 20 kg payload trade.
Reliability and problems are not in the launch data, so they are not measured here and cannot rank one version over the other. Chassis, brakes, wheels, and the 1-speed Automatic AWD layout are the same labels on both. The buying question for the Nio EL8 in this generation is: 73.5 kWh and 652 kg payload, or 100 kWh and 632 kg payload, with identical 653 hp, 866 Nm, 4.1 s, and 200 km/h.