Battery swapping has been a concept for electric vehicles for much longer than I’ve been covering the technology (which is more than 14 years). Better Place launched and grew, and then went bankrupt. Some other battery swapping trials have come and gone much more quietly. And then there’s NIO. NIO … [continued]
NIO’s sales continue to rise in 2026. Well, there is one area where they were very barely down in August — comparing sales month over month. Otherwise, though, they continue to be solidly up, even if not dramatically so. The company’s sales rose 14.5% year over year last month. The … [continued]
NIO has basically stood alone in its long-term commitment to EV battery swapping technology and infrastructure. Now, its youngest sub-brand, Firefly, is getting access to these battery swapping stations. Additionally, the company is starting to roll out its new, 5th-generation battery swapping stations. Firefly, for those who haven’t followed along … [continued]
For better or worse, sports superstars often set what’s fashionable or cool in our society. That’s especially the case when it comes to cars. So, it struck me and I definitely took note when I saw that basketball legend Yao Ming, an absolute superstar in China, just took delivery of … [continued]
NIO logged 35,934 vehicle deliveries in July. That’s 71% more than in July 2025, when the company had 21,017 deliveries worldwide. However, it’s slightly down from the 40,597 deliveries of June 2026. Across the first six months of the year, NIO had 227,057 vehicle deliveries, and the company’s cumulative vehicle … [continued]
It should come as a surprise to no one that the Chinese government is intent on leading continuing to lead on connected vehicles and electric vehicles, but the industry got a strong indication of support this week from the head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s (MIIT’s) equipment … [continued]
On July 9, 2026, NIO officially launched the five-seat version of the NIO ES8, its flagship premium SUV. The Executive Premium variant starts at RMB 382,800, or RMB 274,800 with Battery as a Service (BaaS). The Executive Signature variant starts at RMB 422,800, or RMB 314,800 with BaaS. Deliveries of … [continued]
I’ve said it before several times — XPENG and NIO have had a humorously similar growth trajectory over the past several years. Sometimes one surges ahead of the other for a while, and then things swing again and the other one surges ahead. NIO had a bit of an advantage … [continued]
NIO is off to a strong start in 2026 — well, covering the first half of the year already! The company scored 40,597 deliveries in June, up 62.9% from June 2025. That was also a 7.7% increase month over month. Note that static versions of the embedded charts are included … [continued]
NIO just hit another notable milestone. Its Onvo L60 already surpassed 100,000 cumulative deliveries. However, the bigger NIO news of the week was NIO CEO, chairman, and founder William Li saying that he thinks the Chinese auto market will exceed 90% new energy vehicle (plugin vehicle) sales by 2030. 90% … [continued]
