I try the NIO battery swap technology (NIO ES6).

[@SEBestCommentsBA]

Super video, realistic to see how the process actually looks like. It would be great if you could do a similiar video with the 3.0 station and compare it.

[@TheFrenchCARnection]

Great suggestion! I don’t have the car anymore but I’m in Yichang right now and they have like 5 power swap stations, one of them must be a 3.0. I’ll go to NIO tomorrow see if I can get a car for a couple hours.

[@TheFrenchCARnection]

Just recorded the video about the 3.0 today. Will be posting it next week probably. 😊

[@SEBestCommentsBA]

@@TheFrenchCARnection Wow, that was fast, thanks. Looking forward to watching it..!

[@SEBestCommentsBA]

@@TheFrenchCARnection Regarding the user experience and pros below are the main ones that I detect, but would love to hear you thoughts as well. NIO announced the first partnership related to power swapping technology and infrastructure with Cangan (third or forth biggest OEM in China) and there are more in the talks. Also partnership with Mercedes is rumoured as MB officials visited them the second time now.. So it is definitely an important charging alternative which will become a standard after this successful "proof of concept" stage performed by NIO. - Battery life and quality is not a risk for the user - Improved Safety as bateries are checked for defects - Many people in densly populated cities cant have their own charger - Avoid waiting lines (reserve a timeslot when you swap as you mentioned) - You can choose a different battery daily or monthly (75 or 100khW) - Battery development will benefit old vehicles so you dont have to buy a new car when the batteries will improve in the future - User experience - click a button and wait comfortably in the car - At the end of the day you can still charge your battery as Power Swapping is a luxury alternative

[@vincentdcunha4914]

Very very important is that, no worries about battery degradation or battery defective issues. Short term or long term. Nio car will have value. Remember, years back, mobile phones came with removable battery, if there was anything wrong with the battery, it was easy to replace it. Nowadays mobile phones are built in battery. I had to buy new mobile because the battery was loosing its charge faster and some almost didn't charge at all. The car with built in battery will face similar fate in near future, no one will dare buy a use EV cars, will lose value to zero. NIO is the best, because it's thinking about it's costumers or buyers. Surprisingly Most people are don't get it. Or maybe it's just the way it is. Stupid. I will never buy a EV if I don't have the option what NIO provides.

[@calisthenicsnoob9990]

Im all for swap, benefits other than fast replenishment: 1. Inspect battery (safety is #1) 2. Backup power grid 3. Value of car not dependent on battery

[@TheFrenchCARnection]

Swap is amazing I agree. Flawless and fast.

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

@@TheFrenchCARnection Not here in Europe. Its useless when i have to drive 700km to the next swap station. And i don't want such a expensive car. I want mine cheaper and with better software.

[@jlrguy2702]

That's the big thing with any EVs other than NIO, when the battery dies it's scrap really unless covered by warranty, but then just because they have a warranty it doesn't mean they will pay up. One reason why I invested in NIO at the start, keep up the good work.

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

@@jlrguy2702 When you own the Nio battery its just the same. After 15-20 years of usage and 600.000 to 1 million kilometers the Nio battery will get its second life. Just as everyone's else.

[@Hafonso]

Since I was born we’ve been swapping batteries, it makes sense for Evs

[@TheFrenchCARnection]

They actually had electric busses in London in 1907, and could swap a battery in 3 min lol

[@flujori]

Swapping is a grim future, you cannot afford it.

[@keithhoughton4308]

Thanks for explaining how this technology works. I can see this being useful in city centres and in particular for car rental companies who will be able to cycle their vehicles very quickly.

[@TheFrenchCARnection]

Also very useful for people that can't charge at home. Just do a quick power swap after work and you have energy for the week. With the Chang'an partnership this is a technology that is here to stay. Mercedes Beijing management recently visited NIO twice, so probably more partnership to come.

[@keithhoughton4308]

@TheFrenchCARnection yes that's true. I would imagine China is ahead of us with chargers at workplaces too.

[@Sindrijo]

The power swap tech could be the best solution for a RoboTaxi fleet, as it will allow a higher utilization of the fleet.

[@rededwards3479]

good stuff. More NIO

[@L3x4Pr0ne]

This was an interesting video. I think these swaps have a bigger impact to the ev market than only charging. A company that can swap these out this quickly will make battery changes/issues simply more accessible and affordable. Tesla needs to get on board with this, even if they don’t actually decide to charge this way.

[@kentyler3962]

Tesla did offer this a few years back. It proved unprofitable, so it was shut down. But yes, I agree with you. My 2013 EV battery was going out, so being able to swap it out this quick would have been wonderful.

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

@@kentyler3962 Everyone using the swap has to pay for every other swap. The cost is transferred from a one time payment after 10 years to 120 times payment every month.

[@anthonylipitt2993]

Let's Go NIO! Battery swaps are a good option to people that live in cities and EV taxi...

[@ABrider-f1c]

I agree.

[@TheFrenchCARnection]

100%.

[@ABrider-f1c]

Thanks for the video ! Really interesting process.

[@TheFrenchCARnection]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@willeisinga2089]

Every Car its own type Battery is just stupid. Standard Battery and BatterySwapp is Logic. 5 minutes Swapp never Battery Issues. And Green Energy Storage.

[@kaf711]

fantastic process much better than charging

[@adebayokehinde]

You forgot the part where you forget you charge your car at home and only got few miles left? Swapping is not for everyone I agree! But 50% of the population first of all don’t car about cars, they just want reliable cheap cars! And swapping wins them an over! It’s very simple, just ask an ice vehicle 🚗 lover, which he would pick! A fast charge of 15mins or a swap of 5 mins and 10/10 it will be swap!

[@skasey4080]

If you are living in a city like Shanghai on 30th floor apartment then swapping is the only way. I don't have access to home charging, I don't like waiting for an hour to charge the battery. We have 3 swap stations within 2 km radius and I get 6/month free swap from Nio. so why would I or anyone in a busy city chose anything but swapping? The process takes less than 4 minutes depends on parking and reversing, often this takes much less than a minute to back up to the station.

[@lv4077]

What does Tesla say about the technology?

[@calisthenicsnoob9990]

If you count the time from parking, for plugin charging you would need to do that also for fair time comparison

[@TheFrenchCARnection]

Well, parking doesn’t take 2 min for charging lol. You don’t have control over the car entering the station so for me it’s part of the swap process. But I understand what you’re saying. It’s usually shorter than that though (the parking). I’ll post a video showing the 3.0 PSS next week and the « parking » time is really shorter.

[@nordlandak6853]

Most ev purist hate battery swap. They think it’s a waste of capital. I would think it’s the smartest way to go. If your battery is bad swap it. If you get a bad one swap it.

[@skasey4080]

you never get a bad battery because they are tested at the swap station and if not healthy they would send for repair. Never had an issue for over two years.

[@dustwatcher1963]

When is it coming to Canada?

[@TheFrenchCARnection]

No idea for now unfortunately. But I’m sure it’ll be coming eventually.

[@martinjoyce9274]

I the the camera man made the car think someone too close

[@niosanfrancisco]

3.0 definitely is faster. Still awesome regardless of speed

[@TheFrenchCARnection]

Yes indeed. Tried a 3.0 today and recorded a video. Will be posting next week hopefully.

[@niosanfrancisco]

@@TheFrenchCARnection outstanding! GO NIO

[@terrie001]

If they can make the auto parking better or just have ppl manual park, would save time.

[@lv4077]

Where did he get the car?Nio?

[@TheFrenchCARnection]

What do you mean where did I get the car ?

[@coz2j69]

I think NIO should abandon the back in process and replace it with drive forward into the swap station (add barriers in the swap station for its protection) and give customers option to back outside the swap station

[@skasey4080]

Space not always available! in busy cities, Nio trys to find a cheap location to install the swap stations, sometimes near hotels, car parks, back streets, or any cheap corner. Space rentals very expensive in busy inner roads.

[@coz2j69]

@@skasey4080 do not need extract space for NIO ower to drive into the swapping station, instead of auto back into the swap station

[@valmiki9618]

They should bring this to canada before they enter US before the election,

[@basilio100]

How much did you pay for that? I wonder how this gonna work in Canada, especially when car is in mix of slush and salt -)

[@TheFrenchCARnection]

They use this technology in northern China where the weather is as bad as Canada lol. And also in Sweden, so I don’t think winter is gonna be a problem. For the price you have to pay a monthly subscription (169€ for the 75kWh battery in Europe), then it gives you free swaps every months (not sure about the number). You still have to pay for the energy in the “new” battery though.

[@jeanhuynh8548]

Good explanation on battery swap station technology, you are wrong, it’s the future for EV and will be use by many! But you waisted 2 mins not properly parked in front of station during your demonstration.

[@TheFrenchCARnection]

It’s gonna become more and more common for sure. Since I did the video NIO signed partnerships with 2 big Chinese automakers ! Exciting !

[@ULTIMATEUNITED2000]

Swapping batteries is the best, why? Say if there is a fault with the battery a new one is $10000+! Also it wears overtime. Having a new battery and swapping is like having a new engine. Nio ftw

[@skasey4080]

Right, I lease the battery from Nio and everytime I get a swap, I have a checked and tested battery by the swap station. battery fault is not my responsibility.

[@jandurov2910]

the battery is the most expensive thing in an electric vehicle. if you have it firmly there, you have a problem.

[@tomkrugero5681]

When you come to a conclusion about battery swap you should consider many more factors comparing it with fast or normal charging like the battery life, weather related issues, timing ect..not a good point of judgment because the future on EV belongs to SWAP TECH ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TAKE IN CONSIDERATION BATTERY LIFE AND SELF DRIVING CARS,ROBO TAXI !!!

[@84bricktop]

Skip to 7:30 for the battery swap.

[@lexeydmitriev8013]

Good video but the way You pronounce word think 😂, im sorry but i need to tell You to try say it with letter f instead of s that be on my opinion is more convenient to understand and sounds better. Im very sorry for my rudeness, and i hope i don't offend You with my words.

[@TheFrenchCARnection]

I’ll let that sink 🤣

[@x111-c4f]

but why you "sink" ?? you "sink" too much !!

[@TheFrenchCARnection]

🤣 ok got it lol