Rosym
1 día hace
Nio and BYD want to sell EV's without a battery, to take on Tesla and gas-powered cars.
Nio is a Chinese electric vehicle maker who has taken a radical approach to selling EV's: sell cars without the battery, and allow their customers to swap for fully charged batteries whenever needed.
Nio has spent the past five years building a comprehensive, and expensive, network of Battery Swapping Stations. Buyers of Nio vehicles lease the batteries, and instead of charging them, they take them to a station where they are replaced.
This strategy allows Nio to sell at a price far below competitors. Swapping a battery takes, only minutes, while charging requires hours.
Though it's early, customers thus far report a strong preference for the option of battery swapping, compared to fast charging. What's more, providing a fast and convenient charge positions Nio to directly challenge gas-driven cars.
Nio is partnered with BYD and CATL, the world's top producers of electric vehicle batteries. All three firms are now fully invested in the battery swap strategy, and believe that their sales growth is limited only by how quickly they can build more charging stations. And if they are correct, they will transform the transportation industry with little chance for rivals to catch up, for decades to come.
TooFrank
1 día hace
NIO MENA Opens First Battery Swap Station
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Abu Dhabi-based CYVN Holdings, formed Nio MENA in 10/2024… CYVN is the Abu Dhabi government. The deep pocket Abu Dhabi government is not only a key financial backer of NIO. It is a strategic partner. Let that sink in!
CYVN Holdings is an investment firm based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The firm is owned by the Abu Dhabi government. CYVN invests in mobility solutions to support businesses and innovators in the sector.
Now with the closing of the US$2.2 billion strategic equity investment, CYVN in aggregate beneficially owns approximately 20.1% of the Company’s total issued and outstanding shares.
In October 2024, Nio and its Middle East backer, Abu Dhabi-based CYVN Holdings, formed Nio MENA to expand into the MENA market.
Nio completes its 1st swap station in MENA region
Phate Zhang
Feb 26, 2025, 6:52 AM
https://cnevpost.com/2025/02/26/nio-completes-1st-swap-station-mena/
TooFrank
3 días hace
Nio’s Weekly Registrations Rebound 32% to 2,500 Vehicles
Nio’s first sub-brand, Onvo, recorded 1,400 insurance registrations bringing the group’s total to 3,900 vehicles, up from 2,800 the previous week
https://eletric-vehicles.com/nio/nios-weekly-registrations-rebound-32-to-2500-vehicles/
TooFrank
3 días hace
On February 19, new MIIT declaration pictures revealed subtle exterior design changes to the NIO ET5, ET5T, EC6, and ES6, collectively carrying the "5566” moniker.
According to the Chairman and CEO William Li, the “5566” will align with the ET9 in terms of exterior design and will feature the company’s in-house smart driving chip “Shenji NX9031” and a horizontal central screen.
On February 8, William also revealed during a live interview that the “5566” facelifts will officially launch in May and June of 2025.
https://globalchinaev.com/post/miit-declaration-reveal-nio-et9-like-design-changes-to-et5t-es6-ec6#google_vignette
Rosym
6 días hace
William Takes on the 5-Layer Champagne Tower Challenge with ET9
Even the 5-layer champagne tower remains spill-proof. William's confidence to take on this challenge comes from the NIO ET9's SkyRide Full Active Suspension, which processes information and execute responses in just 1 millisecond. By adjusting the stiffness, damping, and height in real-time, the suspension controls the body posture to maintain stability, which makes every journey feel like a steady cruise in the stratosphere.
Rosym
6 días hace
NIO Claps Back At Tesla Battery Swapping Claims
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NIO has completed more than 66 million battery swaps at its 3,000+ battery swapping stations. Tesla had one battery swapping station that was hard to find and barely used about a decade ago in California. Nonetheless, reportedly, someone at Tesla tried to shoot down battery swapping as a horrible idea in a recent post titled “What are the advantages of charging compared to battery swapping?” that was apparently directed at NIO Vice President of Power Shen Fei. “Although the automaker was not explicitly named, Tesla was mentioned multiple times in both the letter and Shen’s response, which he shared on his Weibo account on Saturday.”
I don’t know what’s going on here, but it sounds like some kind of battle for customers in China. I just find it humorous that someone would attack a company’s battery swapping approach as pointless when the company has performed 66 million battery swaps. Also, I have found it interesting that NIO has basically stood alone in the auto world in developing its vast battery swapping network, and have always wondered how that would evolve.
“Battery swapping is always an intermediate process. You always have to go somewhere to do something specifically for another purpose—just like going to a gas station to refuel,” the original post noted, before adding that charging “can be a destination or a stop along the way.” That’s all fair and good, and no one is saying charging doesn’t have a place and have some advantages, but perhaps battery swapping also has a place for a lot of people and a lot of scenarios?
“After you park, you don’t need any extra steps. You just plug in the charger, and by the time you’re ready to leave, the battery is charged,” the statement added. Yep, we get all that, and have been making this point for a decade and a half (or longer for some of you readers). But sometimes people could also benefit from a quick 3-minute battery swap, and there are many people who don’t have convenient home or workplace charging.
Here’s more (translated) from the original letter criticizing NIO’s battery swap system:
“Tesla had highly advanced battery swapping technology, but after testing it, we abandoned it for three reasons:
“1. Technological iteration: Battery technology is constantly evolving. Tesla integrates the battery into the vehicle chassis, reducing weight and improving efficiency. However, the structural constraints of battery swapping prevent flexibility in adapting new battery technologies.
“2. Safety concerns: Battery swapping requires frequent disassembly and installation of high-voltage components and fasteners. Doesn’t this pose safety risks? While we don’t know for certain, it is worth considering. Additionally, Tesla treats the battery as an integral structural component of the vehicle, which enhances safety.
TooFrank
7 días hace
Huawei / NIO… The race to the bottom is over. The race to the top is just beginning…
Race to the bottom" in the context of Chinese EVs refers to a highly competitive market where companies prioritize producing cheap electric vehicles by cutting costs, often through heavy government subsidies, rather than focusing on innovation and quality, essentially driving prices down to the lowest possible level, which can be detrimental to long-term sustainability and profit margins for manufacturers; this is in contrast to a "race to the top" where companies would focus on developing the most advanced and high-quality EVs, even if it means slightly higher prices.
Race to the top…Huawei/NIO
Nio shows off ET9's safety in extreme scenarios as Chinese EV makers race for better tech…
Nio (NYSE: NIO) has showed off the ET9's safety performance in extreme scenarios in a new video, after a Huawei executive praised the model at the Maextro S800's tech event yesterday.
Yu responded to William Li on Weibo today and invited him to the Maextro S800 launch event in May.
Maextro is a new automotive brand jointly created by Huawei and Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group (JAC), and the Maextro S800 will be officially launched in May, with an estimated price tag of RMB 1 million to RMB 1.5 million.
https://cnevpost.com/2025/02/21/nio-shows-off-et9-safety-in-extreme-scenarios/