Huawei’s car unit joins CATL’s 2,520-station battery swap network
Huawei’s car unit joins CATL’s 2,520-station battery swap network

Huawei’s smart car business is signing on to CATL’s battery swap network, giving the world’s largest battery maker another heavyweight partner for a technology most of the industry wrote off a decade ago.

Yinwang, the Huawei-controlled automotive un…

Battery swap works: Nio completes 1.2 million swaps in a SINGLE WEEK
Battery swap works: Nio completes 1.2 million swaps in a SINGLE WEEK

While oil prices and range anxiety dominate Western EV headlines, Nio’s battery-swap system in China keeps reaching new milestones that prove the technology can rival a traditional refueling infrastructure at scale, performing 1.2 million battery swaps…

NIO (NIO) Q3 deliveries rise 25%, but September growth slows to 7.7%
NIO (NIO) Q3 deliveries rise 25%, but September growth slows to 7.7%

NIO delivered 109,178 electric vehicles in the third quarter of 2026, a 25.4% increase over last year and right inside the 108,000 to 111,000 range it guided for in September.

But the quarter ended on a weak note. September deliveries grew just 7.7%…

NIO sells 30% of battery swap unit to Geely at more than $2 billion
NIO sells 30% of battery swap unit to Geely at more than $2 billion

Geely is buying into NIO’s battery swap network. NIO announced definitive agreements on Sunday that hand a Geely Holding subsidiary 30% of NIO Power, the unit running its swap stations and chargers, at a post-money valuation of about RMB16 billion ($2….

666 – il marchio della Spiaggia Lucciola Elettrica con un ricarico del 13 percento
666 – il marchio della Spiaggia Lucciola Elettrica con un ricarico del 13 percento

The numbers 666 and 13 don’t have the best of reputations in certain circles, but Chinese car brand Nio hopes its latest Firefly hatchback will have better luck with them – offering a limited run of 666 special edition EVs at a price that’s 13% higher …

Pentagon says Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and Unitree support China’s military

The Trump administration released the updated version of the list four months ago and then quickly pulled it without explaining why

NIO launches ES9 flagship SUV: China’s largest EV, starting at $54K with BaaS
NIO launches ES9 flagship SUV: China’s largest EV, starting at $54K with BaaS

NIO officially launched the ES9 today, its flagship executive SUV and the largest battery electric SUV ever produced in China. The three-row SUV stretches 5,365 mm (17.6 ft) long on a 3,250 mm wheelbase, packing 520 kW (697 hp) and up to 620 km (385 mi…

NIO delivers 29,356 vehicles in April, but growth slows sharply from Q1 pace
NIO delivers 29,356 vehicles in April, but growth slows sharply from Q1 pace

NIO (NYSE: NIO) delivered 29,356 vehicles across its three brands in April 2026, a 22.8% increase year-over-year. The result pushes NIO’s cumulative deliveries past the 1.1 million mark.

The growth rate, however, represents a significant deceleratio…

Nio’s Onvo L80 undercuts Tesla Model Y in China with $36,000 starting price
Nio’s Onvo L80 undercuts Tesla Model Y in China with $36,000 starting price

Nio’s budget sub-brand Onvo officially launched the L80, a five-seat electric SUV priced from 245,800 yuan (~$36,020), undercutting Tesla’s Model Y by 17,700 yuan (~$2,400) in China.

The L80 opens pre-orders immediately, with first deliveries schedu…

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