While the concept of EV battery swapping has been pushed against by industry leaders like Tesla, Chinese automakers disagree and are pushing ahead and investing in swappable batteries to supplement vehicle charging. Battery swapping, the ability to allow drivers to replace depleted packs with fully charged ones, is being looked at as a way to protect power grids. Automakers Nio and Geely, battery swap developer Aulton and state-owned oil producer Sinopec have said they plan to establish 24,000 swap stations across China by 2025, there are 1,400 today.
