Holiday Charging and Swap Volume
Nio Energy's 9,567 battery swap and charging stations across China provided over 2 million battery swap and charging services during the 2026 National Day holiday, according to the company's user charging report released on October 9. The data covers Nio, Onvo and Firefly brands and the period from October 1 to October 7.
Highway battery swap and charging volume reached 24,837,085 kWh during October 1–7, up 30.8% year-on-year and accounting for 13.7% of China's total highway battery swap and charging volume, based on National Energy Administration data on National Day holiday highway new energy charging. The company's 250 highway battery swap stations set a single-day swap record during the period.
Record Single-Day Battery Swaps
Nio Energy reported consecutive record single-day battery swap totals during the holiday, with October 1 (outbound peak) reaching 183,469 swaps and October 5 (return peak) reaching 183,664 swaps, the highest ever recorded. On average, one vehicle completed a battery swap and departed every 0.47 seconds.
The holiday period saw 1,192,221 battery swap services, up 22% year-on-year. Nio's 4,168 battery swap stations and 9,567 combined swap and charging stations together delivered 2,071,582 services, a daily average increase of 20.5% over the same period last year. Nio's 1,073 highway battery swap stations saved users 309,124 hours of charging wait time, calculated at 60 minutes per charge, with the time saved up 14.7% year-on-year.