On July 29th, with the operation of the NIO Shenzhen Shuguang Technology Building supercharging station, the total number of NIO charging piles nationwide has exceeded 10,000, covering 269 cities.
NIO meets the charging needs of users in different scenarios through the combination layout of destination charging stations and supercharging stations. On August 22nd, 2018, NIO’s first destination charging station was put into operation in Chengdu. Up to now, 821 destination charging stations and 4,980 destination charging piles have been built. On July 9th, 2019, NIO’s first supercharging station was put into operation in Suzhou. Up to now, 936 supercharging stations and 5,091 supercharging piles have been built.
NIO charging piles are open to all new energy vehicle owners, and have provided over 9.6 million charging services, with a daily average of over 30,000 services, of which more than 80\% of the charging volume serves non-NIO brands. The charging map and “add power” App in the NIO App currently have accumulated more than 950,000 real user charging comments.
In the field of battery swapping, on July 6th, 2022, NIO’s 1,000th battery swapping station was put into operation on Cijuelin Road, Lhasa, Tibet. Up to now, NIO has built 1,039 battery swapping stations in the Chinese market (including 264 on highways).
On July 6th, the milestone moment of NIO’s 1,000th battery swapping station, NIO held the NIO Power Day 2022 communication meeting, at which NIO not only shared its thoughts on energy supplement system construction, but also revealed its plans for NIO Power in the future. According to tradition, at the opening of NIO Power Day 2022, Qin Lihong introduced and reviewed the achievements of NIO Power over the past four years.
As of July 6th, 2022, NIO has built 1,011 battery swapping stations. These 1,000-plus battery swapping stations cover all provincial-level administrative regions in mainland China, with a daily average of 30,000 battery swaps and over 10,049,462 battery swaps completed. The national “electric range house” coverage rate has reached 62.1\%, with a total of 821,350 one-click power additions, 127,528 household charging installations, and 9,603 NIO charging piles open to the public.To better serve car owners and make efficient use of resources, NIO today also showcased the NIO Power Cloud and further launched the “Charging Journey” feature in the NIO App.
Lastly, there was an additional new product preview at NIO Power Day 2022. The first new product is NIO’s second-generation multifunctional mobile service vehicle, which has already been put into use.
The second new product is the next-generation ultra-fast charger from NIO, with a maximum power of 500 kW and a peak current of 650 A. Similar to Tesla’s Supercharger, it belongs to the high-current solution. It will be deployed at the end of this year in both the domestic and European markets.
The third new product is the third-generation battery swap station and 800 V battery technology. It will be deployed starting this year or early next year. According to reports, the R&D of the third-generation station is nearing completion, and testing of the prototype stations is underway. Compared with the second-generation station, the third-generation station will have a larger capacity, higher efficiency, more flexible layout, and compatibility with a wider range of vehicle models and battery types.
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