Nio’s subsidiary for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region said on Tuesday it has delivered the first batch of EC6 vehicles to Safe Line Group in the United Arab Emirates.
The delivery comes amid Safe Line’s target of switching its fleet to fully electric vehicles within the next three years though the number of vehicles involved was not disclosed.
Last week, Safe Line announced it had acquired 12 battery-electric vehicles from Chinese giant BYD.
“We were pleased to welcome the Safe Line team at Nio House Abu Dhabi, where they received the first Nio EC6 vehicles for their fleet,” the company wrote on LinkedIn.
“This marks the beginning of a three-year plan to transition their entire fleet to fully electric vehicles, in line with the strategic 2050 climate neutrality initiative,” Nio added.
Below is the video shared by the Shanghai-based EV maker.
Headquartered in the UAE, Safe Line supplies electrical and mechanical materials to oil and gas fields and power plants.
Nio has yet to disclose delivery or registration figures for the Middle East, where it began operations in late 2024 through a joint venture with its main backer Abu Dhabi sovereign investor CYVN Holdings.
Nio has recently said that 15% of its drivers in the United Arab Emirates have used its first battery swap station since launching the site in February, while teasing the opening of more stations in the country.
The station is located at the Yas Marina Formula 1 Circuit near Abu Dhabi and currently remains the company’s only battery swap site in the region.
A battery swap costs AED 119 ($32) for a 100 kWh battery and AED 99 ($27) for the standard range 75 kWh battery.
According to Shanghai-headquartered EV maker, each fourth-generation station allows vehicles to replace depleted battery packs with fully charged ones in about three minutes.
