2025 NIO EL8 Long Range | POV Drive & Review, 0–100 Test & Battery Swap Magic!

In this video, I take the NIO EL8 Executive Long Range for a POV test drive and review. I explore the exterior and interior, swap the battery at a Power Swap station, test the autopilot, and measure its 0-100 km/h acceleration using a Dragy GPS module. The NIO EL8 comes in two variants: Standard and Executive. It can be configured with: 🔋 75 kWh battery (390 km WLTP) or 100 kWh Long Range (510 km WLTP) 💰 Starting price: €78,000 in the Netherlands 💰 Battery purchase cost: +€12,000 (Standard) / +€21,000 (Long Range) 💰 Battery subscription (Power Swap access): €169/month (Standard) | €289/month (Long Range) You can choose from 5 exterior colors, 20-22 inch wheels, 3 interior options, an electric tow bar, a comfort package, and the smart assistant NOMI. ➡️ If you enjoy the videos, please consider liking and subscribing — and if you'd like to support the channel, you can buy me a coffee ☕. Every bit helps and is truly appreciated! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GDrives 2025 NIO EL8 Executive Long Range Nebula Green Price starts at € 78,000 without the battery in The Netherlands 480kW | 653hp | 850Nm All Wheel Drive Battery 100kWh Range 510km WLTP Acceleration 0 - 100 kph 4.1 seconds Max Speed 200 km/h Charging: AC: 11 kW DC: 240 kW Max 10% to 80% in 21 minutes Or swapping the batteries in less than 5 minutes MY POV GEAR: ➡️ DJI Osmo Action 4 Adventure Combo: https://amzn.to/3UKoUpw ➡️ DJI Osmo Action 4 Standard Combo: https://amzn.to/4fl4OKV ➡️ DJI Mic 2: https://amzn.to/3CnXMX6 ➡️ Goorin Bros. Men's One Size The Farm A-Frame Trucker Cap: https://amzn.to/3YBcGkg ➡️ 360° Rotary Action Cam Sports Camera Quick Clip: https://amzn.to/3ACfAgz ➡️ Dragy Performance Box: https://dragymotorsports.com/?rfsn=83... USE COUPON CODE GDRIVES FOR 5% DISCOUNT Follow me on the socials: ➡️ Instagram: / gdrives_nl Timecode: 00:00 Intro 00:13 Walk around 01:41 Trunk 02:44 Door Softclose 03:02 Interior (Back) 04:46 Interior (Front) 06:51 Navigating to Battery Swap Station 07:49 Idle Cabin Noise Test 07:56 Let's Drive! 09:05 Driving Modes 10:41 Negative views on Chinese EVs 11:36 What I don't like about NIO 13:10 Battery & Range 13:33 Road Noise at 80 km/h 14:30 Model Y Juniper comparison 15:01 Dragy GPS Module 15:28 Highway 15:59 Road Noise at 100 km/h 17:11 Road to Power Swap Station 18:13 Swapping the battery 22:50 Range after swapping 23:31 Leaving the Power Swap Station 23:44 0 to 100 km/h 25:16 Autopilot on highway 25:57 Autopilot is losing its mind! 26:28 Road Noise at highway 26:44 Road Noise in the tunnel 27:20 Autopilot through curves 28:09 What I like about NIO 28:27 Hands on the wheel! 29:19 Still on autopilot! 29:53 Dutch language course 30:15 Speed cameras 31:06 Dutch proverb? 31:26 Consumption 32:16 Like & Subscribe please 32:30 Navigating to Istanbul #NIO #NIOEL8 #EVTestDrive #ElectricCar #CarReview #NIOPowerSwap #povtestdrive #gdrives