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NIO HITS 80 MILLION BATTERY SWAPS, OPERATES OVER 8,000 POWER STATIONS

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July 19, 2025 (Shanghai) — NIO Power just clocked its 80 millionth battery swap at 08:06:32 today, while expanding its network to 8,079 stations (3,405 swap + 4,674 charge).

The infrastructure now blankets 550 Chinese cities with:
1,000 highway swap stations covering 9 vertical/11 horizontal routes
County-level coverage in Shanghai, Beijing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, etc.
Industry-leading speed: One car swaps every 0.88 seconds (97,000 daily)

Key Stats

  • 18B+ (USD$2.5B) cumulative investment
  • 16 major urban clusters connected
  • Multi-brand compatibility (NIO/LEVO + others)

NIO:  EV Charging and Battery Swap Infrastructure Overview (as of July 19, 2025)

CategoryNumberRemarks
Total Charging/Swap Stations8,079Cumulative national coverage
Battery Swap Stations3,405Includes 1,000 highway swap stations
Charging Stations4,674
Highway Swap Stations1,000Strategic corridor deployment
City Coverage550 citiesComprehensive urban network
County-Level CoverageMulti-provinceFull county access achieved in Shanghai, Beijing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang

EDITOR’S NOTE

NIO’s battery swap network, while impressive, is a monumentally capital-intensive gamble. With CATL’s 10-minute fast-charging condensed battery hitting the market in 2026 and solid-state tech rapidly advancing, NIO’s hardware-heavy model faces an acute risk of obsolescence. These swap stations could quickly become expensive relics unless they’re aggressively monetized.

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