NIO’s Large New EV Charging & Swapping Plans – CleanTechnica – Uplaza

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Everyone knows that NIO is without doubt one of the extra well-liked “new” EV-only automobile firms from China. (“New” is perhaps not the very best time period now, since NIO is sort of a decade outdated and there are various a lot newer firms.) It’s well-known not only for its vehicles however for for “bringing back” battery swapping, one thing that appeared to have died with Higher Place’s chapter and Tesla’s extraordinarily restricted try at trialling it. Nonetheless, NIO has additionally made huge strikes within the EV charging house in China. Let’s have a look at a few of its latest bulletins and plans on each EV charging and battery swapping.

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

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

“NIO is to expand its charging network, installing chargers in all counties in China by June 30, 2025. Moreover, NIO will carry out the plan to expand battery swapping network carried out in three phases: By June 30, 2025, NIO Power Swap Station (PSS) will be built in over 1,200 counties of 14 provincial-level administrative divisions; by December 31, 2025, the PSS network will be available in counties of another 13 provincial-level administrative divisions. By then, NIO PSS will have covered over 2,300 counties of 27 provincial-level administrative divisions. Starting 2026, NIO will expand coverage in the remaining provincial-level administrative divisions. NIO’s charging and swapping network is expected to be enhanced and expanded with the release of ‘Power Up Counties’, offering convenient, efficient and reassuring experiences for NIO, ONVO and other NEV users.”

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 at the moment has put in 2,480 energy swap stations and 23,009 NIO chargers. Nonetheless, 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 somewhat bizarre, however the plan, generally, is clearly to broaden quickly.

With regard to Energy Up Associate, the corporate is seeking to companion with extra firms 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 Car Service Co., Ltd.
• Ningbo Joycharge Co., Ltd.
• Shandong Sanneng Clever Industrial Park Co., Ltd.
• Guizhou Yuanqiyu New Power Expertise 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 at all times a greater possibility, 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 automobile manufacturers, with over 600,000 registered customers. NIO has partnered with 20 automobile manufacturers to open up the charging networks mutually. Now, over 80% of electrical energy NIO supplies through charging is for non-NIO vehicles.

“So far, NIO has established strategic partnerships in charging and swapping with seven auto companies, i.e., FAW Group, Chang’an Automobile, GAC Group, Geely Holding Group, Chery Automobile, JAC Group, and Lotus. In addition, NIO has been engaged in comprehensive cooperation with energy companies, including SINOPEC, PetroChina, CNOOC, Shell, State Grid Corporation of China, China Southern Power Grid, Anhui Wenergy, and Zhongan Energy, in the pursuit of a standardized, unified power network of broader coverage.”

In truth, these are spectacular numbers and present how a lot NIO has gone past merely being a automobile 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 yr.