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NIO x CATL (Battery Swapping)

NIO and CATL signed a strategic partnership to build the world's largest battery swapping network for passenger vehicles. CATL is investing up to RMB 2.5 billion in NIO Power, and the two companies will unify battery standards and share swapping networks.

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Type
joint venture
Status
Activeoperating
Announced
2025-03-17
1.5 years ago
Active for
1.5 years

Who’s involved

NIOco developer

NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO) is a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, producing premium EVs with autonomous driving technology under the NIO, Onvo, and Firefly brands. Founded in 2014 by William Li as NextEV, the company operates 3,989 battery swapping stations globally and has produced over 1 million vehicles. NIO develops Level 3 and Level 4 autonomous driving systems and has participated in Formula E racing since 2014.

HQShanghai, Chinanio.com1 partnerships

Off-registry parties

  • CATL · investor partner

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.nio.com/news/20250318001

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