NIO completes 1.2 million battery swaps in seven days during China holiday period
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NIO's 4,168 battery swap stations across China performed 1,192,221 swaps from 1 to 7 October during the National Day holiday, with daily averages up 22% year on year, according to a CnEVPost report released on Friday. The company set two single day records during the week, peaking at 183,664 swaps on 5 October, equivalent to one swap every 47 seconds. Including charging services, NIO's 9,567 charging and battery swap stations across its three brands delivered 2,071,582 services during the holiday, with daily averages up 20.5% year on year.
Why it matters
The figures demonstrate operational scale and utilisation rates for battery swap infrastructure that procurement teams and charge point operators can benchmark against traditional charging models. NIO's network density and throughput offer a data point for assessing alternative refuelling infrastructure in high demand periods.
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- “NIO Performs 1.2 Million Battery Swaps in Just 7 Days”
- Published
- 10 October 2026
- Updated
- 12 October 2026
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- EV Charging
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- China
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- NIO
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