Nio, the Chinese maker of electric cars getting ready to conquer Europe, announces the arrival of 1,000 rapid battery change stations outside of China. Norway gets the European first.
The fear of falling with a dead battery is one of the main obstacles to the definitive breakthrough of electric cars among the general public. While most automakers and governments are focusing on building a widespread network for charging stations, the Chinese e-car maker Nio is focusing on a different solution: stations where drivers can exchange their empty battery for a full one in three minutes, so that charging is no longer possible. is needed.
The fast-growing car manufacturer wants to develop its patented battery swaps differentiate from Tesla both in its home country of China and globally. Nio, with annual sales of 118,000 cars, currently has about 300 battery exchange stations in his home country of China, which are somewhat reminiscent of a car wash, and says that 3 million exchanges have taken place so far.
on his “Power Day” in Shanghai, the carmaker announced a major expansion on Friday:
- The network should more than double to 700 by the end of this year, which amounts to 2 new exchange stations per day. The offensive is part of the competition with Tesla. Chinese electric car manufacturers are clearly starting their own market to conquer back on the American e-car maker.
- By 2025, Nio aims to have more than 4,000 exchange stations, 1,000 of which will be in overseas markets. It indicates that the Chinese car maker, which is listed on the New York stock exchange, is counting on the battery changes to be successful abroad. The exchange stations are already coming to five cities in e-car Valhalla Norway, from where Nio wants to start his European conquest. It is still conjecture where the other non-Chinese stations will be. Connoisseurs bet on Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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