Shanghai (ZXZC)- On June 28, Aulton, a Shanghai-based battery swapping station operator, kicked off the operation of its city-level battery swapping service network in Chongqing, according to a post on the company's WeChat account.

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The launch of the operation came after 100 battery swappable Eado EV460s, which were made by Aulton's strategic partner Changan EV, were handed over to Chongqing Taxi Operation Association. Using Aulton's battery swapping facilities, the taxi drivers can get their car batteries swapped within only one minute, so that they will have more time to serve users.

Aulton said it has formed a city-level battery swapping service network in Chongqing as of June 2021, which embraces 20 battery swapping stations, and the number will be increased to 60 by the end of this year. By 2023, the company aims to deploy a total of 200 stations in the city with the capability to serve over 30,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs).

According to Aulton, its new-generation battery swapping stations were put into operation in Chongqing in April this year, only nine months after the company started operating its first battery swapping station for the city.

As of May 2021, Aulton has operated 316 battery swapping stations in over 20 cities across China. Besides, it has formed partnerships with up to 14 automakers, including Changan Auto, BAIC Group, SAIC Motor, FAW Group, GAC Group, and Dongfeng Motor, and has so far co-developed 22 battery swappable EV models with the partners.