New record: Nio performs 175,976 battery swaps — IN A SINGLE DAY [update]

While DC fast charging infrastructure and range anxiety dominate Western EV headlines, Nio’s battery-swap system in China reached a new milestone that proves battery swap tech can rival traditional refueling models at scale: Nio customers performed more than 165,000 battery swaps in single day.

UPDATE 22FEB2026 : they beat last week’s record of 165,898 swaps.

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