NIO’s Large New EV Charging & Swapping Plans

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Everyone knows that NIO is among the extra in style “new” EV-only automotive corporations from China. (“New” is perhaps not the very best time period now, since NIO is nearly a decade previous and there are a lot of a lot newer corporations.) It’s well-known not only for its vehicles however for for “bringing again” battery swapping, one thing that appeared to have died with Higher Place’s chapter and Tesla’s extraordinarily restricted try at trialling it. Nevertheless, NIO has additionally made massive strikes within the EV charging area in China. Let’s take a look at a few of its latest bulletins and plans on each EV charging and battery swapping.

NIO placed on its massive “Energy UP 2024” occasion this week in Wuhan, China. On the occasion, the corporate introduced two new plans — its “Energy Up Counties” plan and its “Energy Up Accomplice” plan.

With regard to Energy Up Counties, the plan is as follows:

“NIO is to develop its charging community, putting in chargers in all counties in China by June 30, 2025. Furthermore, NIO will perform the plan to develop battery swapping community carried out in three phases: By June 30, 2025, NIO Energy Swap Station (PSS) might be in-built over 1,200 counties of 14 provincial-level administrative divisions; by December 31, 2025, the PSS community might be out there in counties of one other 13 provincial-level administrative divisions. By then, NIO PSS may have coated over 2,300 counties of 27 provincial-level administrative divisions. Beginning 2026, NIO will develop protection within the remaining provincial-level administrative divisions. NIO’s charging and swapping community is anticipated to be enhanced and expanded with the discharge of ‘Energy Up Counties’, providing handy, environment friendly and reassuring experiences for NIO, ONVO and different NEV customers.”

So, in different phrases, it’s a plan to place a ton of chargers and battery swap stations in counties throughout China — greater than 2,300 of them.

NIO presently has put in 2,480 energy swap stations and 23,009 NIO chargers. Nevertheless, the plan doesn’t point out what these numbers ought to rise to, and it’s not clear the place NIO is beginning with regard to its present county penetration price. That makes all of this a bit bizarre, however the plan, typically, is clearly to develop quickly.

With regard to Energy Up Accomplice, the corporate is seeking to associate with extra corporations in each the constructing and revenue sharing of charging and swap stations. That is key to its progress plans. These are companions who’ve already signed up:

• East China Development Funding Co., Ltd. of China Power Engineering Company
• Xi’an Chengtou New Power Co., Ltd.
• Guangdong Grid Electrical Automobile Service Co., Ltd.
• Ningbo Joycharge Co., Ltd.
• Shandong Sanneng Clever Industrial Park Co., Ltd.
• Guizhou Yuanqiyu New Power Know-how Co., Ltd.

Right here’s NIO’s pitch, in addition to some tooting of its personal horn about how a lot it has been powering electrical vehicles from different manufacturers (selective bolding from me):

“Believing that cooperation is all the time a greater choice, NIO has been open and cooperative in charging and swapping expertise and community entry. NIO chargers have been accessible to all NEV customers because the starting and have served customers of over 200 different automotive manufacturers, with over 600,000 registered customers. NIO has partnered with 20 automotive manufacturers to open up the charging networks mutually. Now, over 80% of electrical energy NIO supplies by way of charging is for non-NIO vehicles.

“Up to now, NIO has established strategic partnerships in charging and swapping with seven auto corporations, i.e., FAW Group, Chang’an Vehicle, GAC Group, Geely Holding Group, Chery Vehicle, JAC Group, and Lotus. As well as, NIO has been engaged in complete cooperation with power corporations, together with SINOPEC, PetroChina, CNOOC, Shell, State Grid Company of China, China Southern Energy Grid, Anhui Wenergy, and Zhongan Power, within the pursuit of a standardized, unified energy community of broader protection.”

Honestly, these are spectacular numbers and present how a lot NIO has gone past merely being a automotive firm.

New Manufacturing facility

To shut, NIO additionally introduced a brand new manufacturing unit was coming to Wuhan. When constructed out, the manufacturing unit will be capable of produce 1,000 Energy Swap Stations per 12 months.