NIO Partners with Shenyang Zhongdekai to Expand Battery Swap Network

On May 20, NIO Power officially signed a cooperation agreement with Shenyang Sino-German Park Development and Construction Group Co., Ltd. (Shenyang Sino-German Kai Group) in Shenyang. The two parties will deepen collaboration on building energy replenishment networks for new energy vehicles, with plans to jointly build 100 integrated charging and battery swap stations across Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces, as well as the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

This cooperation goes beyond infrastructure development to include technological integration. The agreement outlines joint exploration of innovative energy technologies such as smart grids, virtual power plants, and digital twins in battery swapping scenarios. The collaboration aims to enable vehicle-to-grid interaction and grid participation, reflecting a coordinated “energy + urban development” approach.

As a major state-owned enterprise established to support the national-level strategy of the Sino-German Park, Shenyang Sino-German Kai Group has been accelerating its presence in new energy and smart city sectors. This partnership with NIO also underscores the local government’s increasing focus on supporting infrastructure for new energy vehicles.

NIO aims to leverage regional partnerships with leading local platforms to tap into local resources and accelerate the deployment of its battery swapping network across energy-rich provinces and industrial bases in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia.

To date, NIO Power has built 3,319 battery swap stations nationwide, including nearly 1,000 along expressways and covering more than 700 cities. Its network includes a 9-vertical, 9-horizontal expressway battery swap layout across 14 major city clusters. In provinces like Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Guangdong, county-level battery swap coverage has been largely achieved.

Through a “self-built + co-built” model, NIO continues to work with local partners to expand its battery swap infrastructure—an approach that enhances efficiency and helps mitigate cost risks.