NIO , as we know, strongly believes in battery swap technology and continues to work to expand the more & ugrave; quickly possible its network of stations for battery exchange . As of January 28, the Chinese carmaker could count on 828 battery swap stations, of which 220 along the motorways. Very interesting numbers that show how the network is growing really fast. To better understand the growth of the infrastructure, one can remember that at the beginning of December, the manufacturer had installed 700 stations in China. On January 21, 2022, however, this number was already; increased to 800.
Despite the evident rapid expansion of this infrastructure, NIO has not quite met the goal of completing its network of stations by January 31st along the eight major motorways of the country and in the four most important metropolitan areas; densely populated. A job that & egrave; been 94% completed and, for this, the brand is & egrave; & quot; sorry & quot; with a message inside its app.
Even if the set goal is not egrave; been achieved, the progress has been really important. By the end of 2022, NIO aims to operate a network of more than 1,300 stations in China. Currently, it is installing second generation stations that allow up to 312 battery swaps per day. The replacement of the discharged accumulator with a charged one is carried out, fully automatically, in a matter of minutes.
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Globally speaking, NIO's goal is to install 4,000 stations by 2025, of which 1,000 outside China. As we have seen, the builder has already & agrave; made its first battery swap station operational in Norway, the first country in the Old Continent where & egrave; officially landed.
In China, this technology is growing rapidly also due to a business model in which the battery & egrave; intended as a service. Customers can choose to buy the car without buying the accumulator, going to pay a monthly fee for the rental of the batteries and for the possibility; to be able to use the battery swap service. A solution that also allows people to avoid worrying about the problem of battery degradation.
Sar & agrave; interesting to understand if this solution will succeed; to carve out, in the long run, a space not only more and more; large in China but also in the rest of the world. Interest is growing but at the same time battery technology is constantly improving and so on. the speeds as well; to which the batteries can recharge.
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