Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio has signed a new agreement to expand its battery swap network in northeast China, deepening its collaboration with local state-owned enterprises to boost EV infrastructure.
Nio Power, the company’s energy subsidiary, signed a partnership deal with ZDK Group in Shenyang, Liaoning province, to jointly construct charging and battery swap facilities. The two sides aim to develop 100 battery swap stations across Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Inner Mongolia.
ZDK Group, a state-owned enterprise in Shenyang, has business interests spanning urban development, industrial operations, construction, logistics, and trade. The partnership is expected to support the rollout of EV replenishment infrastructure in key areas such as urban transportation hubs and industrial parks.
This initiative is the latest in a series of regional collaborations under Nio’s Power Up Partners program, launched in August 2024. Previous agreements include plans for 100 stations with Future Science City Group in Beijing, 100 stations with a Changsha Economic Development Group subsidiary in Hunan, and 50 stations with Jining Hi-Tech Holding Group in Shandong.
As part of this strategy, Nio aims to share infrastructure costs and offer revenue opportunities to local partners. As of today, Nio operates 3,319 battery swap stations in China, including 988 along highways. The company also maintains 2,816 supercharging stations with nearly 13,000 charging piles and over 1,700 destination charging stations providing more than 13,000 charging piles nationwide.