NIO’s second-generation battery swapping station increases to 8 battery packs, 20 kW home charging piles available in July.

On June 28, at the NIO Power two-year “online face-to-face event,” Shen Fei, NIO’s Vice President, and NIO Power’s product manager revealed some key information:

1. So far, NIO has provided 580,000 battery swaps nationwide, with the highest number of single-vehicle battery swaps being 301 times;
2. The second-generation battery swap station aims to reduce costs and increase density; in the future, users will be able to swap batteries without leaving their cars. The number of batteries in the second-generation battery swap station will increase to eight (five in the first generation), and the swap station will have resting space and increased area;
3. Shen Fei revealed that the second-generation battery swap station will probably be available around the Spring Festival of 2021. It should be noted that there are fundamental hardware differences between the first and second generations, so it is not possible to upgrade from the first to the second generation;
4. The installation rate of home chargers has reached 70%, and the installation rate is expected to be continuously maintained in the future because Shen Fei believes that home chargers provide users with the best experience;
5. 20 kW home chargers will be launched in late July, which will be launched with the large battery;
6. The real demand for high-speed battery swaps is relatively small, with daily single volume being only 1/3 of that in cities. Mainly relying on data to increase battery swap stations;
7. 2.0 charging maps will integrate App, in-car systems, and other services. It is expected to be launched in August;
8. The battery swap stations in the Jiaxing area will not be launched until the second half of the year.

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