Nio adds 3 swap stations, bringing total to 574
As of October 29, Nio had 547 battery swap stations and 430 supercharging stations providing 2,528 charging piles.
Nio added three new battery swap stations today, bringing the total to 574, with new facilities being put into service every day this week.
The company also added eight supercharging stations today, bringing the total to 430, providing 2,528 charging piles.
Nio's destination charging stations remained unchanged from yesterday at 559, providing 3,098 charging posts.
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The figures of the below table are from the information published by Nio on Weibo and the official app.
Abbreviations in the table:
Swap = battery swap stations
Chargers = supercharging stations
Destination = destination charging stations
Third Party = Access to third-party charging piles
For those who are not sure what the difference is between these facilities, here is a brief explanation of them.
Battery swap stations are Nio's signature replenishment facility and it is currently the only company offering such models to the general consumer. There are also companies in China that offer models with battery swap support, but for the cab market.
Nio's supercharging stations are facilities similar to Tesla's Supercharger stations, which are the primary way that other EV makers provide users with replenishment in public places.
Information on Nio's website shows that its supercharging stations can provide a maximum of 180 kW of power and 250A of current, and that vehicles can be charged from 20 percent to 80 percent in half an hour.
The destination charging stations are mainly used in scenarios where vehicles are parked for longer periods of time, such as hotels and offices.
Nio uses home charging piles that are also available to customers in the destination charging stations, with two types of power: 7 kW and 20 kW.
For a standard range model with a 75-kWh battery pack, it takes 11.5 hours to charge from 10 percent to 100 percent using a 7-kW charger and 4 hours using a 20-kW charger.
For more on Nio's efforts to build energy replenishment facilities, click on our "Nio Power Tracker" section.