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On Thursday, Nio‘s CEO William Li welcomed Jean Todt, the former head of the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team and the former president of the FIA, in Shanghai.
Together, they visited the NIO House at the Shanghai Tower and tested the company’s battery swap technology at one of the power swap stations in the Chinese city. In a video released earlier today, Li demonstrated the latest stations’ battery swapping process, which now takes 3 minutes.
Jean Todt is a notable figure in the motorsports and automotive industry. Initially a rally co-driver, he transitioned into team management and gained prominence as the CEO of Ferrari during its successful era in Formula One.
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Leading the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team from 1993 to 2007, Todt oversaw their dominance in the early 2000s alongside drivers like Michael Schumacher.
After Ferrari, Todt was elected as the President of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motorsport, in 2009. Throughout his presidency, Todt has spearheaded various initiatives aimed at enhancing road safety, promoting sustainability in motorsports, and advancing the broader interests of the automotive industry.
Currently, Nio boasts more than 2,400 battery swap stations across China and 42 in its five European markets. These stations facilitate an average of over 65,000 battery swaps per day.
On Wednesday, the company commenced the large-scale production of the 150-kWh semi-solid-state battery which is expected to officially launch in China in the second quarter as previously communicated by the EV manufacturer.
According to Nio‘s user manual, the new 150-kWh pack weighs 575 kg, representing a 20 kg increase compared to the 100-kWh pack. The 150kWh Ultra Long Range battery is compatible with NIO’s entire range of smart EVs and can be charged, swapped or upgraded as part of a Service subscription model using one of NIO’s Power Swap stations.
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