An innovative method of charging electric cars is gaining popularity in China. A Nio, company that manufactures machines in this segment, recently announced that it will install more 2.300 stations designed for changing batteries in the country.
At the moment, there are already others 2.000 charging locations provided by Nio. The company's objective is to expand this way of charging vehicles. The company's method is considered innovative as it can charge the car in just 40 seconds.
Traditional methods are similar to cell phone charging: is based on electrical cable connection, connecting the car battery with a power point. However, it takes approximately eight hours to fully charge the car battery.
Battery change in practice
Nonetheless, Nio technology presented a better solution. For fast charging, the car owner must locate a charging station. In this location, You will have to literally change the battery.
The battery exchange process is done using an elevator with an automatic arm. With the car suspended, the discharged battery is released and a new one is secured in place. This dynamic lasts less than a minute.
At the moment, China is considered the world's largest market for electric cars. No country, 20% of the fleet of passenger vehicles are electric, while in Brazil this percentage does not even reach 3%. Much of this is associated with easy access to charging stations.
Popularization of charging stations
At the moment, The main points to change batteries are in large cities like Beijing and Shanghai. Like this, that China, cars can be “energized” in public places such as street or private parking lots, shopping malls and supermarkets.
For that, most buildings being built in the country already have chargers in their parking lots. Battery swapping has also been more effective than the conventional method because old buildings do not accommodate chargers.
Nio Standard
The company offers more expensive prices than its Chinese competitors, like BYD, market leader and largest manufacturer of electric cars. The company's business model, although, consists precisely in providing more sophisticated cars and more comfortable solutions.
In this way, They can charge more for their product. The new seasons, although, have a high cost for the manufacturer. For this reason, the announcement of the new positions had a great impact in Chinese territory.
