When the domestic 900th Weilai substation has been completed, in Europe and other foreign markets, the replacement mode of new energy vehicles seems to be in the undeveloped stage, in other words, not only the market, from the technology and model of the substation, as an important market in the era of fuel vehicles, many car manufacturers in Europe seem to be not ready, but the launch of the Weilai Norwegian substation may promote the development of the European market's power exchange technology and market.
In January 2022, Weilai, which went to The Sea of Europe, launched its first second-generation substation in Norway, for the Norwegian market and users, the substation is still a novelty product, many people do not understand, how this boxy small house is how to make an electric car full of electricity, equally curious, there are many European media.
From March 27 to April 1, NIO invited many European media to Norway to experience NIO's products, services, communities and digitalization, and a number of internationally influential media from Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and other countries participated in the experience activities of NIO Norway Substation and reported on it.
The efficiency and convenience of the substation is the advantage of its energy replenishment, compared to the waiting time required when charging, if the consumer of the electric vehicle can have more than one choice to replace the power, perhaps the mileage anxiety and battery life anxiety will also be alleviated. One of Germany's most popular electric vehicle media outlets mentioned in its report the feeling of electric vehicle users waiting at the charging station: sitting in the car doing nothing but looking at emails or playing with their phones. We saw a Tesla charging station near the substation, and in the extremely uncomfortable highway atmosphere, there was a car owner waiting for the battery to fill up. At the same time, the German media also said that Weilai's concept of power exchange is exciting to European consumers, and it will end the situation where electric vehicle users spend a lot of time waiting at charging stations. The advent of substations has a huge appeal for vacations, daily commutes and business trips. At the same time, in addition to the advantages of convenient and rapid energy replenishment, the substation also has an advantage, that is, consumers can always change to the best battery.
It can be seen that the German media has foreshadowed the future and prospects of the replacement power station, and as the popularity of electric vehicles continues, perhaps consumers in the European market will have higher and higher expectations for the replacement model.
Danish media "AutoMotive Magazine" also said that the Chinese car brand Weilai's power exchange model and battery rental model will effectively help users solve "battery anxiety", and Weilai's layout of power exchange technology and market is very forward-looking. After experiencing the Weilai power station, this media also expressed its recognition of the development of the dual mode of Weilai power exchange + charging. "Auto Magazine" believes that Weilai's power exchange mode will help users eliminate "battery anxiety", especially when the power exchange mode is combined with the battery rental mode, users do not have to worry about the problem of battery aging, as the battery capacity becomes better, consumers can benefit from the model of Weilai and change to the battery in the best state. If a long journey is required, the user can opt for a battery with a larger capacity. At the same time, the power exchange method reduces the battery loss that may be caused by the fast charging process, and checks the health of the battery, and if there is abnormal wear and tear of the battery, it can be repaired and maintained. In addition, NIO owners may need to charge at home like most other eviction owners, so in addition to changing the battery, NIO also provides its own charging network.
In response to Weilai's power exchange model, the British head car magazine "Autocar" put forward a bolder hypothesis, that is, can the power exchange mode replace the charging mode of electric vehicles? As of April 18, NIO has laid out 900 substations in the Chinese market, and by the end of this year, NIO will increase to 1,300 substations worldwide, and 20 substations will also be deployed in Norway. In addition, Autocar believes that the cooperation between Weilai and energy giants in the field of substations may make the development of substations surpass the charging mode. In China, NIO and Sinopec have also reached a cooperation, in addition, NIO and Shell have also reached a cooperation, the two sides will jointly build a replacement station in Europe and China in the future, in this scenario, Autocar predicts that the future development of the replacement power station may be better than Tesla's barrier-free supercharging network.
In addition, two European media also gave their own evaluations after personally experiencing the Norwegian substation of Weilai. Germany's veteran core journal "Auto Expo" believes that since 2018, Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer NIO has been committed to the research and promotion of power exchange models and technologies in China, and Weilai has made the Battery Place look challenging and complex power exchange technology that was turned upside down, which has naturally become the advantages and highlights of NIO.
The British "Automotive Magazine" has made a review of the Nio ES8 and the replacement power station, which believes that an important reason why consumers choose Nio instead of Tesla or other brands is that Weilai has a unique advantage, that is, the Weilai replacement power station. In addition to being able to charge electric vehicles in a conventional way, if the owner is in a hurry or wants to be more at ease before charging, he can replace his battery without power by replacing the power station and quickly load a fully charged battery, which has become the most distinctive feature of Weilai from other electric vehicle brands.
Judging from the experience of several European media in Weilai Norway, the European market has a strong interest in the Weilai replacement power station and the power exchange technology behind it, and with the continuous layout of Weilai in the European market, it is expected that in the near future, the European market and consumers will also experience the "black technology" of power exchange from China.