Since the opening of the first NIO center in Europe last year, in January this year, NIO's first substation in Norway also officially opened for operation. For the European market, electric vehicles may not be so novel, but for many consumers of electric vehicles, the replacement power station and power exchange mode of the Chinese automobile brand Weilai have indeed reshaped the perception of electric vehicle replenishment in the European consumer market.
In March, a British media that had experienced the Nioba Norwegian replacement power station said that the Chinese luxury electric vehicle brand NIO launched one of the most breakthrough energy replenishment services since Tesla began to build its high-speed supercharger network "power exchange", users only need 3 to 5 minutes to fully power on the road, the efficiency of power is comparable to a gas station.
According to Espen Byrjall, power and operations manager of NIO, The NIO substation in Norway is the second-generation version that can accommodate 13 batteries and theoretically handle 312 battery changes per day. At the same time, NIO has no problem dealing with the ice on the chassis of the vehicle that needs to be replaced, because the temperature of the battery is usually enough to melt the snow to ensure the safety of the vehicle and the battery.
In addition to the Norwegian market, in 2022, NIO's overseas pace will also accelerate, NIO's products and system-wide services will also enter European countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark, and in 2025, it will enter more than 25 countries and regions.