Although the autonomy ranges of the electric cars have increased, and charging stations are becoming more common, it is still much more practical and faster to refuel in a conventional car.
At NIO they know this, and that is why the Chinese company has developed a solution: interchangeable batteries at service stations through a subscription, which is currently in the model ES6
With the name BaaS, this scheme is designed so that the owner of a NIO electric car goes to a service station and can leave his discharged battery in place to take a fully charged one and continue on his way in just 5 minutes.
Even this NIO subscription allows the sale price of an electric car to be lowered by up to $ 10,000, since the battery pack is not included in the invoice price, so it makes the sustainable mobility sound more attractive.
According to the Chinese firm, a driver must pay $ 142, or $3,124 pesos, per month to have the right to change the 70 kWh battery pack 6 times at the service stations.
In case you didn’t know, this plan is nothing new and has been running since 2014 and to date there have been more than half a million battery changes.
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