NIO’s preparations for geographical enlargement are progressing in Europe, the place quickly the primary battery swap stations will probably be deployed in a number of new nations.

The NIO Energy Europe Plant in Hungary already began operations and lately the primary domestically produced battery swap station rolled off the manufacturing line.

The modular station has been despatched for set up in Germany (one of many first new markets), however earlier than the top of this yea,r we are going to see battery swap stations additionally within the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark. Norway already has a number of of them (provided from China).

The infrastructure rollout is said to the upcoming launch of the NIO ET7, which is the corporate’s flagship premium sedan.

Here’s a quick demonstration of NIO’s second-generation Energy Swap Station 2.0, launched in April 2021, in Hungary:

This technique has a complete of 14 battery slots – 13 battery packs (vs 5 within the 1.0 model) and an empty slot to choose up a discharged battery (or previous/earlier era battery when upgrading). Based on NIO, they’re able to finishing as much as 312 battery swaps per day (24 hours), which might imply 4.6 minutes or near 277 seconds per swap (together with the automated parking.

Having such infrastructure, and suitable electrical automobiles (presently solely NIO fashions), long-distance journey needs to be attainable at an analogous velocity as within the case of inside combustion engine automobiles, which has been lately demonstrated in Bjørn Nyland’s 1,000 km problem. However, there is no such thing as a particular reply whether or not as to if it will likely be a viable (cheaper) resolution, in comparison with quick charging.

NIO plans to put in over 4,000 battery swap stations by the top of 2025, together with 1,000 or so exterior of China. This week, the corporate reached 1,100 stations put in in its house market.

The 1,000th NIO Energy Swap Station Up and Working

Based on the press launch, NIO intends to additional improve its investments in Hungary and construct an operation middle to implement our methods within the European markets.

“NIO Energy Europe Plant has a complete space of roughly 10,000 sq. meters. As NIO’s first manufacturing unit abroad, it serves as the middle of producing, service and R&D for NIO’s energy services and products in Europe. With the manufacturing unit put into operation, NIO will additional enhance its energy community and repair effectivity, in addition to person expertise in Europe.”