BYD Seal vs Nio ET5
Biggest differences: Power — BYD Seal 313 PS, Nio ET5 489 PS · 0–100 km/h — BYD Seal 5.9 s, Nio ET5 4 s · Battery — BYD Seal 82.5 kWh, Nio ET5 100 kWh.
BYD Seal
The BYD Seal is a sedan in the D-segment, offering three different powertrain configurations, ranging from an efficient AWD system to rear-wheel drive versions.
Nio ET5
The Nio ET5 is a sedan in the D-segment, offering all-wheel drive and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 4 seconds.
Profile against the market: BYD Seal vs Nio ET5
BYD Seal or Nio ET5 — who wins where
It's a tie: 5 to 5
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- WLTP range kmNio ET5 +20 km
- Battery kWhNio ET5 +17.5 kWh
- Consumption ↓ kWh/100 kmBYD Seal −2 kWh/100 km
- Power PSNio ET5 +176 PS
- 0–100 km/h ↓ sNio ET5 −1.9 s
- Top speed km/hNio ET5 +20 km/h
- DC charging kWBYD Seal +25 kW
- AC charging kWNo difference
- Charging ↓ minBYD Seal −3 min
- Weight ↓ kgBYD Seal −105 kg
- Boot lBYD Seal +14 l
Technical data: BYD Seal vs Nio ET5
Bold and underline = better value · ↓ = lower is better · — = no data
| Key parameters |  BYD SealDesign RWD |  Nio ET5100 kWh | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range and energy | |||
| WLTP range | 570 km | 590 km | Nio +20 km |
| Battery | 82.5 kWh | 100 kWh | Nio +17.5 kWh |
| Consumption ↓ | 16.6 kWh/100 km | 18.6 kWh/100 km | BYD −2 kWh/100 km |
| Charging | |||
| DC charging | 150 kW | 125 kW | BYD +25 kW |
| AC charging | 11 kW | 11 kW | No difference |
| Charging 10–80% ↓ | 37 min | 40 min | BYD −3 min |
| Range per minute of charging | 10.8 km/min | 10.3 km/min | BYD +0.5 km/min |
| Voltage | 400 V | 400 V | No difference |
| Performance and drivetrain | |||
| Power | 313 PS | 489 PS | Nio +176 PS |
| 0–100 km/h ↓ | 5.9 s | 4 s | Nio −1.9 s |
| Top speed | 180 km/h | 200 km/h | Nio +20 km/h |
| Drivetrain | RWD | AWD | different type |
| Practicality | |||
| Weight ↓ | 2055 kg | 2160 kg | BYD −105 kg |
| Boot | 400 l | 386 l | BYD +14 l |
| V2L (external power) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Length | 4800 mm | 4790 mm | BYD +10 mm |
| Width | 1875 mm | 1960 mm | Nio +85 mm |
| Height | 1460 mm | 1499 mm | Nio +39 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2920 mm | 2888 mm | BYD +32 mm |
The better value in each row is bold and underlined in the colour of the car. Metrics marked ↓ — lower is better. Dimensions are shown without picking a winner.
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Frequently asked questions about this comparison
Which has the longer range — BYD Seal or Nio ET5?
The Nio ET5 goes further: 590 km WLTP against the 570 km of the BYD Seal. That is a difference of 20 km.
How do the drivetrains of the BYD Seal and the Nio ET5 differ?
The BYD Seal has RWD and 313 PS. The Nio ET5 has AWD and 489 PS.
Which is more powerful — BYD Seal or Nio ET5?
The Nio ET5 is stronger: 489 PS against the 313 PS of the BYD Seal. The gap is 176 PS.
Which charges faster?
The BYD Seal accepts up to 150 kW DC, the Nio ET5 up to 125 kW. Charging from 10 to 80% takes 37 and 40 min respectively.
Technical data comes from official manufacturer materials and we do our best to verify it, but a manufacturer can change a specification without notice and mistakes do happen. Confirm the figures with a dealer before you buy — we accept no liability for decisions made on the basis of this data. Full disclaimer
Range, consumption and weight are given for the base configuration: manufacturers homologate them as a band of values that depends on wheels and equipment (e.g. 533–592 km), and we take the lightest variant, on the smallest wheels — i.e. the most favourable. The same model on larger wheels will travel a shorter distance.