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While You Stop For A 30-Minute Charge, Nio Just Swapped 1 Million EV Batteries In A Week

  • Nio's battery swapping tech is hotter than ever.
  • The automaker's customers managed to swap more than 1 million batteries in just a week.
  • Its highest day of swaps during this last sprint was 170,585 batteries—and that wasn't even its all-time record.

EVs might be getting uber-fast at charging, but there's still one refueling method in China that makes plugging in feel as archaic as feeding your horse some oats. We're talking about Nio's battery swapping tech. Pull in, wait about three minutes, and leave with a fully-charged pack. It's kind of like going to a car wash, but it gives your car a fresh battery instead of making it squeaky clean.

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