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The Chinese automaker will support a multi-country electric rally linking Asia and Europe , showcasing its battery-swap network and long-distance travel infrastructure  NIO co-founder and president Qin Lihong (back left) witnesses the signing of a cooperation agreement for Silk Road Challenge 2026 on September 10, 2026 NIO has partnered with the “Silk Road Challenge 2026” to provide 14 NIO and ONVO vehicles for the all-electric long-distance journey across Eurasia, the company announced on Sept. 10. The convoy is scheduled to depart from Xi’an on September 16 and travel through Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye, Bulgaria, Serbia and other countries before reaching Budapest, Hungary, according to the company's schedule.  NIO's power station The journey across Eurasia is expected to last 41 days and cover more than 20,000 kilometers across 11 countries . The fleet will include NIO ES8, ES6 and ET5T models, as well as ONVO L90 and L80 vehi...

On August 7, NIO announced that cumulative battery swap services across its network had surpassed 120 million. The milestone was reached at 8:09:16 am Beijing time . On the same day, NIO officially put its 4,000th battery swap station and the first batch of its fifth-generation battery swap stations into operation.  The company will hold a ceremony later today in Quanzhou, Fujian province , to mark the launch of its 4,000th swap station in China, which is also its first fifth-generation station. Nio founder, chairman and CEO William Li said in a Weibo post earlier today that he was flying from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Quanzhou to attend the launch ceremony for the milestone station.  For the first time, the new stations support battery swaps for users of all three NIO brands — NIO, ONVO and firefly — further expanding the network’s service coverage. NIO built its first battery swap station in May 2018 and completed its first battery swap service the same year. Over t...

NIO's 3,994th battery swap station began operations on August 3 NIO Inc will put its first fifth-generation battery swap station into operation on August 7 in Quanzhou, Fujian province , a facility that will also stand as the company's 4,000th swap site in China. Ma Lin, NIO's vice president of branding and communications, revealed the date on Monday. He said on August 1 that the first fifth-generation station would go live in early August, but did not give a specific date at the time.  NIO has built its brand around battery swapping as an alternative to fast charging , a strategy few competitors have replicated at scale, and the new station represents the biggest structural change to that network since it launched. The station will run on a rebuilt fifth-generation swap architecture built to accommodate a far wider range of vehicle wheelbases than earlier generations. The station will support battery swaps for users of all of the company's three brands — NIO, Onvo and ...

On December 13th , Nio officially announced that its battery swap services have surpassed 60 million swaps. Nio previously hit 50 million swaps in August   On December 13th, Nio officially announced that its battery swap services have surpassed 60 million swaps. The swap stations average an approximate 80,000 swaps per day since the beginning of December. This means a car undergoes a battery swap at a Nio swap station every 1.08 seconds. Nio previously hit 50 million swaps in August and it has taken the company only 5 months to add an additional 10 million battery swaps. As of December 13, Nio has deployed 2,785 battery swap stations across the country, including 909 highway battery swap stations, 4,168 charging stations, 24,520 charging piles, and 1,167,000 third-party charging piles. It is the domestic automobile brand with the largest number of battery swap stations and charging piles. The company previously hit 2,500 swap stations operational worldwide in July, with 59...