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NIO upgrades Power Up Plan to Power Journeys, ramping up efforts in charging network

NIO will add an additional 20 charging routes under the Power Journeys plan this year, after having completed 52 routes.

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NIO (NYSE: NIO) has upgraded a program designed to improve the travel experience for electric vehicle owners, after opening dozens of destination charging routes over the past three years.

The electric vehicle (EV) maker announced on the first day of the Shanghai auto show on April 18 that it is upgrading its Power Up Plan to Power Journeys and will continue its push to build out charging facilities.

With NIO's plan to add 1,000 battery swap stations and 10,000 charging piles this year, Power Journeys will meet the charging demand of more customers, said William Li, the company's founder, chairman and CEO, in a brief release.

NIO will add an additional 20 charging routes under the Power Journeys plan this year, covering areas including the Silk Road, southeastern Guizhou and the Xilin Gol grasslands.

NIO announced the Power Up Plan during the Beijing auto show in September 2020, with the aim of deploying destination DC charging piles in popular travel, leisure and business destinations to form a nationwide charging network.

According to the plan, NIO's ultimate goal is to deploy more than 30,000 destination charging piles in China.

To achieve this goal, NIO previously said it would provide a total of RMB 100 million in construction and operation subsidies to all partners who are willing to share resources and waive service fees for NIO users, with an average subsidy of RMB 1,000 per charging post per year for three years.

Up to now, NIO has completed 52 destination charging routes.

The routes are popular with users and have validated NIO's thinking, Li said, adding that the company has decided to deploy more charging and battery swap facilities next in places with poor infrastructure.

Li said NIO wants Power Journeys to meet users' needs for energy replenishment, so that where gasoline cars can go electric vehicles can go, too.

For NIO, ramping up infrastructure is one of its key tools to enhance the appeal of its vehicles, with deliveries of its NT 2.0 platform-based models all set to begin in the coming months.

Up to 70 percent of NIO owners are in China's first- and second-tier cities, and for the less developed third- and fourth-tier cities, the company is looking to expand with battery swap stations rather than showrooms that include NIO Houses as well as NIO Spaces, its co-founder and president Qin Lihong said last month.

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NIO’s 1st 15 ultra-fast 500 kW charging stations go into operation

The 500 kW chargers can charge an EV from 10 percent to 80 percent in as little as 20 minutes for a 400V model and 12 minutes for an 800V model.

NIO's 1st 15 ultra-fast 500 kW charging stations go into operation-CnEVPost

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NIO's first 500 kW ultra-fast chargers are now in operation after its first third-generation battery swap stations went live last week.

The electric vehicle (EV) maker announced the development today, saying the first 500 kW ultra-fast charging stations are put into operation in 12 cities including Haikou, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Qingdao, and three highway service areas.

500 kW is the peak power of the charging facility, which has a maximum charging current of 660 A, and NIO said the performance far exceeds that of other supercharging stations currently in the electric vehicle industry.

In charging an EV from 10 percent to 80 percent with the charger, it takes as little as 20 minutes for a 400V model and 12 minutes for an 800V model, NIO said.

NIO's 1st 15 ultra-fast 500 kW charging stations go into operation-CnEVPost

The company equipped the facility with an ultra-lightweight liquid-cooled cable it developed in-house that weighs less than half of a traditional cable and can be easily operated with one hand, it said.

The charging pile has a 15.6-inch high-definition retina screen that makes it easy for users to view operational procedures and charging information, NIO said.

NIO unveiled the charger, along with the third-generation battery swap station, at the NIO Day event last December 24, and the first 10 third-generation swap stations went into operation on April 13.

The 500 kW ultra-fast charger and the third-generation battery swap stations form a new generation of all-in-one stations that intelligently allocate power, allowing the ultra-fast charger to perform more efficiently and consistently, according to NIO.

At the same time, thanks to the battery swap stations' high charge and powerful energy storage capacity, this becomes the easiest ultra-fast charging product to deploy under the same grid distribution conditions, the company said.

NIO's 1st 15 ultra-fast 500 kW charging stations go into operation-CnEVPost

NIO previously announced a goal to add 1,000 new battery swap stations this year to bring the total number of the facility in China to 2,300. It also hopes to add 10,000 charging piles in China this year, including supercharging piles as well as destination charging piles.

As of April 17, NIO had 1,352 battery swap stations in China, as well as 2,488 charging stations offering 14,768 charging piles.

NIO's 1st 10 3rd-gen swap stations go into operation

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NIO’s 1st 15 ultra-fast 500 kW charging stations go into operation

The 500 kW chargers can charge an EV from 10 percent to 80 percent in as little as 20 minutes for a 400V model and 12 minutes for an 800V model.

NIO's 1st 15 ultra-fast 500 kW charging stations go into operation-CnEVPost

(Image credit: CnEVPost)

NIO's first 500 kW ultra-fast chargers are now in operation after its first third-generation battery swap stations went live last week.

The electric vehicle (EV) maker announced the development today, saying the first 500 kW ultra-fast charging stations are put into operation in 12 cities including Haikou, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Qingdao, and three highway service areas.

500 kW is the peak power of the charging facility, which has a maximum charging current of 660 A, and NIO said the performance far exceeds that of other supercharging stations currently in the electric vehicle industry.

In charging an EV from 10 percent to 80 percent with the charger, it takes as little as 20 minutes for a 400V model and 12 minutes for an 800V model, NIO said.

NIO's 1st 15 ultra-fast 500 kW charging stations go into operation-CnEVPost

The company equipped the facility with an ultra-lightweight liquid-cooled cable it developed in-house that weighs less than half of a traditional cable and can be easily operated with one hand, it said.

The charging pile has a 15.6-inch high-definition retina screen that makes it easy for users to view operational procedures and charging information, NIO said.

NIO unveiled the charger, along with the third-generation battery swap station, at the NIO Day event last December 24, and the first 10 third-generation swap stations went into operation on April 13.

The 500 kW ultra-fast charger and the third-generation battery swap stations form a new generation of all-in-one stations that intelligently allocate power, allowing the ultra-fast charger to perform more efficiently and consistently, according to NIO.

At the same time, thanks to the battery swap stations' high charge and powerful energy storage capacity, this becomes the easiest ultra-fast charging product to deploy under the same grid distribution conditions, the company said.

NIO's 1st 15 ultra-fast 500 kW charging stations go into operation-CnEVPost

NIO previously announced a goal to add 1,000 new battery swap stations this year to bring the total number of the facility in China to 2,300. It also hopes to add 10,000 charging piles in China this year, including supercharging piles as well as destination charging piles.

As of April 17, NIO had 1,352 battery swap stations in China, as well as 2,488 charging stations offering 14,768 charging piles.

NIO's 1st 10 3rd-gen swap stations go into operation

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