China's Nio and FAW Group Join Forces for Battery Charging and Swapping
Nio and FAW Group have signed a strategic cooperation agreement for battery charging and swapping. The companies will deepen their partnership and establish battery technical standards. FAW Group becomes Nio's seventh automaking partner in battery swapping.
The news was shared on their official social media accounts on Wednesday.
As part of this collaboration, the two companies will not only deepen their long-term partnership in battery charging and swapping but also work towards establishing battery technical standards. These statements were made on their respective WeChat and Weibo accounts.
FAW Group will become Nio's seventh automaking partner in the field of battery swapping, joining the likes of Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC), Geely Automobile Holdings, and others. This partnership will further strengthen Nio's position in the EV market and expand its network of battery-swapping stations.
Nio has been placing a significant emphasis on EV infrastructure, particularly battery-swapping and charging stations. However, this strategy has raised concerns among investors regarding the financial burden it may impose on the company.
Addressing these concerns, Nio's Chief Executive, William Li, stated last week that the company expects its battery-swapping services to generate an annual revenue of $10 billion once its user base grows by 100 times from its current half a million units. To support this ambitious goal, Nio plans to add 1,000 more battery-swapping stations this year, in addition to the existing 2,415 stations.
Nio and FAW Group have signed a strategic cooperation agreement for battery charging and swapping.
The companies will deepen their partnership and establish battery technical standards.
FAW Group becomes Nio's seventh automaking partner in battery swapping.
Source: REUTERS