NIO will begin constructing its fifth-generation battery swap stations in 2026, with plans to add over 1,000 new swap stations and build more than 100 Power Up Scenic Routes. NIO officially releases its 2026 Spring Festival Battery Swap Report. The report covers the period from February 10, 2026, to February 23, 2026, and includes the three brands: NIO, ONVO, and Firefly. Data shows that during this Spring Festival holiday, NIO provided a total of 3,271,441 charging and battery swap services, a 26.6% increase in daily average compared to last year’s Spring Festival. Among these, battery swap services reached 2,073,500 times, a year-on-year daily average increase of 29.4%. Notably, NIO also supplied 25,283,118 kWh of electricity for highway charging and swapping during the holiday, accounting for 15% of the national highway charging and swapping volume. The total charging and swapping services provided by NIO during the Spring Festival. Looking at the trend, battery swap volume entered “rapid growth mode” immediately after the Spring Festival holiday officially began. The data indicates that on February 19, daily battery swaps exceeded 165,898 for the first time, and on February 22, the number surpassed 177,627, setting a new historical record and achieving a “five-day consecutive increase” since the start of the Year of the Horse. According to official sources, during this period, a battery swap service was completed in an average of less than 0.5 seconds per vehicle. The total mileage driven by users during the Spring Festival. In terms of user mileage, during the statistical period, users traveled a total of over 960 million kilometers. Among them, 3,981 users traveled more than 5,000 kilometers cumulatively, and 145,443 users drove over 500 kilometers in a single day. During their journeys, 182,519 users relied entirely on battery swap services, and over 80% of the energy replenishment on highways came from battery swapping. NIO highway battery swap stations. Official data shows that NIO has currently deployed 1,022 highway battery swap stations, connecting more than 550 cities across the country. In more grassroots markets, NIO’s battery swap stations have covered over 1,200 districts and counties nationwide. With the advancement of the “County-covered Battery Swap Network” initiative, nine provincial-level administrative regions, including Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Hainan, have achieved county-wide battery swap coverage. Data shows that during the Spring Festival, the volume of battery swaps in counties increased by 279% month-on-month. It is worth mentioning that NIO’s charging network has always been open to the entire industry. During this holiday, over 85% of the charging electricity was used by new energy vehicle users of other brands. NIO’s 2026 infrastructure construction plan. Behind this vast amount of data lies the support of a strong infrastructure network. Just before the Spring Festival, on February 6, NIO reached the milestone of 100 million battery swap services, taking 2,819 days from the first swap to the 100 millionth. In his New Year letter, NIO CEO William Li once again emphasized that in 2026, the company will continue to invest in the construction of charging and swapping facilities. According to the plan, in 2026, NIO will commence the construction of fifth-generation battery swap stations, planning to add more than 1,000 new stations and complete over 100 scenic charging routes.
![Gasgoo | NIO | [Gasgoo Express] NIO's William Li Discusses ES9 Design, Saying Originality is Difficult but Must Be Done; March Passenger Vehicle Exports Reach 695,000 Units](https://cdn.topcarnews.net/media/id/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZWNuLmdhc2dvby5j-b20vbW9ibG9nby9OZXdzL1VFZGl0b3Iv-aW1hZ2UvMjAyNTA2MTAvNjM4ODUxNzAw-MTkzODM1OTU2NTQxNDEzNi5qcGc/c06991c2ffe2e05fe81c97062ebd8cf3.jpg)
