Battery electric vehicle (BEV) manufacturer Nio already has almost 3,200 battery swapping stations in place across China and aims to add a further 2,300 outlets by the end of the

Despite better infrastructure and faster charges, two companies at the leading edge of Chinese EV tech see battery swapping as a big piece of the future.

Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio announced its partnership with CATL to establish a battery swapping network for cars. CATL will support Nio in developing the battery swapping network while the battery giant's Choco-Swap technical standards and network will be introduced to Firefly-branded newly developed models,