Nio currently operates more than 2,500 EV battery swapping stations globally – 98% are in China, 51 are in Europe
Nio currently operates more than 2,500 battery swapping stations (PSS) globally, the company recently announced. The majority (98%) of these stations are in China with 2,454 locations, while Europe has 51 locations – the latest of which officially opened on July 18 this year in Alvdal, Norway.
In total, there are now 2,505 PSS in operation thanks to Nio’s continued investment in charging and battery swapping infrastructure. The company has also partnered with Changan and Geely for this initiative last year and the alliance has expanded its membership to include JAC, Chery, GAC and FAW Hongqi.
However, Car NewsChina None of Nio’s partners currently sell electric vehicles (EVs) compatible with its battery-swapping stations, according to the report. That could change soon, as GAC recently announced it would launch a variant of its all-new Aion V equipped with swappable batteries, with other alliance members expected to follow suit.
Nio’s battery-swapping network reached 1,000 locations in July 2022, a feat that took four years to achieve. The next 1,000 PSS were added in a year and three months, while the next nine months saw another 500 PSS added. While expansion has been rapid in China, it has been much slower in Europe.
The company initially planned to have 120 PSSs in the region by the end of 2023 but later revised it to 80 locations, a target that has yet to be met despite being past mid-2024.
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