NIO strongly believes in battery swap technology and is working to make it more ; the presence of battery exchange stations in China is widespread. A job that seems to be progressing quickly and smoothly as the car manufacturer has announced that it has reached the target set for the current year in advance. NIO, in fact, has announced that it has reached 700 stations for the exchange of batteries installed in China.
Those of the second generation allow you to replace the accumulators of cars with an automatic procedure in a matter of minutes. All without the driver having to get out of his vehicle. The automaker also says that its stations have carried out over 5.3 million battery changes in China to date.
The Chinese brand is accelerating the installation of battery swap stations. in urban areas . According to reports, at the end of November 2021, 42.34% of NIO users lived within three kilometers of a battery exchange station. On average, each station serves 258 cars.
4,000 STATIONS BY 2025 
As we know, NIO's objectives for the next few years on the battery swap front are very ambitious. For 2025 the carmaker aims to install a total of 4,000 battery exchange stations . Of these, 1,000 outside of China. The brand, in fact, aims to make a reality; this technology also in Europe. Gi & agrave; we know that it has started to install them in Norway, a country where it is; recently officially landed.
Network that will expand & agrave; in the following years within the countries of the Old Continent where it intends to market its electric cars. In China, the technology is also having good success due to a business model in which the battery & egrave; intended as a service . Customers can decide not to buy the battery with the car, saving on the initial investment, going for the & ograve; to pay a monthly fee including the battery swap service. With this formula, customers no longer have to & ugrave; worry about battery degradation. Furthermore, the Chinese incentive structure also facilitates the spread of the battery swap.
In fact, the most electric cars; expensive can only be incentivized if compatible with battery exchange services. Rather, it will be; interesting over time to understand if the technology will succeed; to gain a foothold in Europe as well. Create a capillary network of this type & egrave; certainly very expensive . In addition to having to install the stations, & egrave; It is necessary to provide you with batteries that certainly do not cost little. Furthermore, battery technology is evolving and recharging times are progressively reducing.
Therefore, doubts remain about this technology in the medium and long term. In addition to the battery swap stations, NIO has also installed 534 fast charging stations and 600 Destination Charger stations in China.
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