On April 19th, NIO launched the Power North Plan at the Shanghai Auto Show, which mainly focuses on increasing the construction of charging infrastructure in northern China.
Up until now, NIO has deployed 203 battery swap stations, 144 supercharging stations, nearly 1,100 supercharging piles, and over 1,800 destination charging piles nationwide.
However, the charging infrastructure in northern China has always been relatively scarce, which has led to a significant impact on the experience of electric vehicle users in the region.
NIO plans to achieve a resource layout goal of 100 battery swap stations, 120 mobile charging vehicles, 500 supercharging stations, over 2,000 supercharging piles, and over 10,000 destination charging piles in the eight provinces of northern China within the next three years.
In addition, they have also set some specific goals:
Firstly, on average, there will be one battery swap station or supercharging station every 100 kilometers on highways.
Secondly, within urban areas of prefecture-level cities, there will be reliable charging facilities every three square kilometers.
Thirdly, the coverage rate of Class 4A or above scenic spots for charging resources will reach 95%.
Apart from this, NIO also released the interior of the ET7 for the first time, which offers three color options: Alpine Gray, Sandstone Beige, and Snow White.
In terms of appearance, in addition to Cloud White, Deep Space Black, Star Gray, and Antarctic Blue, the ET7 also offers three new exterior colors, including LI Silver, Aurora Green, and the “2021 NIO Annual Color” – “Polar Night Green”. Worth mentioning, besides the ET7, the ES6 and EC6 can also be equipped with this new color.
According to the official introduction from NIO, the inspiration for this color comes from the globally renowned aurora observation site “Tromsø” in Norway.
If we combine this information with the previously reported NIO House store in Oslo, Norway, it is reasonable to assume that this is a historic moment for NIO if they succeed in going global this year.
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