Super charging ace + battery swap ace Aion and NIO realize interconnection of charging and battery swapping networks

On May 8, GAC Group and NIO reached a strategic cooperation agreement. The two parties will carry out all-round, multi-level in-depth strategic cooperation in the fields of battery standards, battery swap vehicle research and development and customization, battery asset management and operation, battery swap service network construction and operation involved in the battery swap industry, and promote the interconnection of both parties' own charging platforms.

As a pure electric brand under GAC Group, GAC Aion owns 7,084 DC Supercharging Stations, ranking first among Chinese automakers (*latest statistics from the China Charging Alliance in 2023). NIO is a leading brand in battery swapping. The two parties have joined forces in the field of charging and swapping and actively cooperated to further improve their own energy layout and bring users a more advanced and convenient energy replenishment experience.

GAC and NIO sign strategic cooperation agreement on battery charging and swapping

Joint investment and construction of battery swap stations to achieve interconnection of charging facilities by the end of May

According to the framework agreement, the cooperation will focus on the construction and management of charging and battery swapping facilities, as well as battery asset management. In terms of charging facilities, which are of most concern to pure electric users, the two parties will rely on their respective charging facilities to establish the interconnection of dynamic data between platforms. By the end of May, they will fully connect to each other's charging facilities, bringing a more convenient energy replenishment experience to car owners on both sides. At that time, Aion car owners can use App, mini-programs and car computers to realize the query, navigation, start, payment and other functions of NIO charging piles. At the same time, the two parties will also jointly invest in and build battery swapping stations, establish a unified battery swapping operation and management system, and realize scale advantages.

GAC Aion charging pile

In addition, the two parties will jointly explore the promotion of the establishment of a unified battery standard system, develop battery-swap passenger vehicles and compatible battery-swap service stations that are compatible with the battery-swap systems of both parties, and explore the promotion of interconnection between battery-swap operation networks and operators, establish a unified battery-swap operation management system, build a larger-scale, standardized, and unified energy infrastructure network, realize scale advantages, and establish a full life cycle management system for power batteries, and establish an efficient battery asset management platform and battery asset operation mechanism.

The "Fast, Wide and Near" energy replenishment network evolves again, providing users with a convenient and efficient energy replenishment experience

As the fastest automaker in the world to achieve one million units in production and sales, GAC Aion attaches great importance to the construction of the energy ecosystem and strives to build a "fast, wide and near" energy replenishment system. From 2023 to date, it has built more than 1,000 1,000 high-voltage supercharging stations, and the number of fast-charging terminals with a charging rate of more than 120kW is at the top of the industry. It is the first in the industry to realize the self-development and mass production of H640 flash charging piles, with a single-gun charging current of 800A and a charging power of 640kW. This year, it will also promote the "10,000-pile plan", build 10,000 1,000 high-voltage platform supercharging terminals within the year, and strive to achieve more than 1 million private pile users.

As the cooperation with NIO develops and deepens, GAC Aion will further expand its energy ecosystem construction and energy replenishment layout to better meet the energy replenishment needs of millions of users and bring higher quality energy replenishment experience and pure electric travel to global users.

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