A robot just swapped my electric car's battery

Robot battery swap stations

Robots can swap your electric car's battery in minutes. This system is already operational at scale in China and Europe, offering a faster alternative to charging for drivers who lease their batteries.

• 🔋 Nio has over 2,100 battery swap stations in China and 30 in Europe, performing over 40,000 swaps daily.
• 🚗 Drivers lease their batteries through a "Battery as a Service" model, paying for a fresh battery rather than owning a specific one.
• ⚡ The system allows for slower, grid-balancing charging of the swapped batteries, reducing peak demand.
• 🤔 The technology is currently exclusive to Nio vehicles, but agreements with other automakers could lead to standardization.
• 💰 Building these stations is expensive, and Nio is currently losing significant money, betting on future profitability.

A man sits in the driver's seat of an electric car with his hands up, looking surprised, with a red overlay on the right that says "no charging needed".