Nio Battery Swap Services Surpasses 60 Million Swaps

On December 13th, Nio celebrated a significant milestone, announcing that its battery swap service had surpassed 60 million swaps. With 2,785 swap stations in China and 909 along highways, the company continues expanding globally, reaching 2,500 operational stations by July, including 51 in Europe.

Since December, these stations have averaged around 80,000 swaps per day, equating to a battery swap every 1.08 seconds. This achievement underscores Nio’s growing impact on EV infrastructure.

In August, Nio achieved 50 million battery swaps, and in only five months, the company has added 10 million more, reaching the 60 million milestone. Apart from the 2,785 swap stations, Nio also runs 24,520 charging piles and 4,618 charging stations globally.

Nio achieved its first milestone of 10 million swaps on July 2, 2022, four years after the first battery swap occurred in Shenzhen on May 20, 2018. The company has now completed 50 million additional swaps in just 2.5 years.

By August of this year, Li Bin, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Nio, stated during Nio Power that the company hopes to expand battery swap coverage to 1,200 more county-level districts by June 2025. The company intends to establish 2,300 county-level districts by December 2025.

The rise in battery swaps is largely driven by the sales of Nio’s Onvo L60 SUV, which saw 5,082 units delivered in November. In total, the company delivered 20,575 vehicles that month. While not all Nio swap stations support Onvo, the company is working to increase the number of compatible stations, which currently stands at 644. Nio plans to have 2,500 swap stations compatible with both Onvo and Nio vehicles by the end of 2025.

In addition to the China mainland, Nio also operates swap stations in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium. Nio has also ramped up its expansion efforts in the United Arab Emirates. The company opened its first flagship center in Abu Dhabi in November and is expected to have its first swap station in the country by 2025.