NIO, 1,200 battery swap stations in China

NIO believes a lot in battery swap technology and is working hard to expand this battery exchange network in China. As we know, the manufacturer has begun to install the first stations also in the European countries where it has recently landed. Now, the automaker has taken stock of the situation of the development of this network. According to reports, in November, the brand has in China recently exceeded 1,200 battery swap stations. It is estimated that there will be more than 1,300 by the end of the year.

The progress of growing this infrastructure for the exchange of electric car batteries has been remarkable. NIO, in fact, showed that 600 new stations were installed in one year.

In addition to the number of installed and active stations, NIO also provided some additional information on this infrastructure. To date, the automaker’s customers have performed nearly 14 million battery changes, with a daily average of more than 30,000 replacements. The Chinese manufacturer reports that every 2.8 seconds there is a NIO car leaving a battery swap station.

Thanks to the growth of this infrastructure, the number of vehicles sharing each single station is decreasing compared to 2021. Therefore, as of today, NIO is able to offer sufficient service capacity to meet the growing needs of its users.

The automaker notes that its network of interchange stations now covers more than 66% of China, already providing good coverage of more developed parts of the country. NIO’s goal remains to go further 4,000 battery swap stations by 20251,000 of which, however, outside China (mainly in Europe).

NIO, however, is not investing only in the battery swap but also in the creation of a recharging infrastructure. To date, 1,101 Power Charger stations and 948 Destination Charger stations have been installed. Finally, we recall that to support the expansion of the battery swap in Europe, NIO has opened a factory in Hungary for the construction of battery swap stations.