[1/2] The logo of NIO seen on an EL6 car model is pictured at the NIO House, the showroom of the Chinese premium smart electric vehicle manufacture NIO Inc. in Berlin, Germany August 17, 2023.
REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSHANGHAI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Nio (9866.HK) said on Tuesday it would partner with Changan Automobile (000625.SZ) to develop battery-swapping electric vehicles, in an attempt by the loss-making Chinese EV maker to ease costs.
The partnership will also see Nio and state-owned Changan on building and sharing battery-swapping stations and standardising batteries, Nio said in a statement to Reuters.
Battery swapping allows drivers to replace depleted packs quickly with fully charged packs, rather than plugging the vehicle into a charging point.
By Nov. 21, Nio had 2,113 battery swapping stations in China and nearly 1 million charging poles.
Persons:
Annegret, Nio, Tesla, Zhang Yan, Brenda Goh, Christopher Cushing, Miral
Organizations:
REUTERS, Rights, HK, Changan Automobile, Reuters, China Passenger Car Association, Thomson
Locations:
Berlin, Germany, China, Beijing