Nio’s swap stations along highways reach 800, 1/3 support swap on pilot

A total of 243 stations provide PSP services that enable Nio vehicles to autonomously drive from the main road to a target service area and autocomplete a battery swap when NOP+ is turned on.

Nio (NYSE: NIO) has reached 800 battery swap stations along highways in China, of which about one-third support Power Swap on Pilot (PSP).

The electric vehicle (EV) maker today added 2 new battery swap stations along highways, bringing the number of such stations to 800, it announced today.

Of the 800 battery swap stations, 675 are located at highway service areas and another 125 are located near highway entrances and exits.

Of these, 243 battery swap stations located in service areas of highways offer PSP services, according to Nio.

In a software update released on November 15, 2023, Nio brings PSP functionality for its vehicles based on NT 2.0 platform.

When the vehicle is traveling on the highway and NOP+ (Navigate on Pilot Plus) is turned on, it can autonomously drive from the main road to the target service area, go to a battery swap station and complete a battery swap based on the navigated route and the status of the battery swap order.

After obtaining a new battery, the vehicle can exit the battery swap station, return to the main road and continue driving autonomously by connecting to the previous NOP + status.

During this process, if the vehicle needs to queue up due to the number of users waiting for a battery swap, it can automatically queue up.

The PSP feature seamlessly connects to NOP+ to realize the automation and navigation experience in battery swap scenarios on highways, Nio said previously.

To date, Nio has 2,420 battery swap stations in China. It currently has 43 stations in Europe, 15 of which are in Germany, data monitored by CnEVPost show.

The company unveiled its fourth generation battery swap station at its Nio Day 2023 event on December 23, 2023, and said it plans to continue adding 1,000 more battery swap stations in China in 2024, bringing the total to more than 3,310 stations.

It unveiled plans to add 400 battery swap stations in 2023 at Nio Day 2022 on December 24, 2022, but raised that target to 1,000 in February last year.

On December 22, 2023, Nio reached its target of adding 1,000 stations in 2023 ahead of schedule.

The company added 3 supercharging stations today, taking the total number of such facilities to 2,260, offering 10,334 superchargers.

It also added 2 destination charging stations, taking the total number of such facilities to 1,590, offering 12,166 destination charging piles.

Nio’s number of charging stations near highways is 407, offering 1,638 charging piles.

Nio’s charging map now has access to 1,026,731 third-party charging piles.

Nio exec shows vehicle driving autonomously, swapping battery automatically in video