Nio has now done two million electric car battery swaps
Chinese EV maker Nio completes two millionth battery swap, powering almost 400 million kilometres of emissions-free driving from its battery swap stations.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
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World’s first tidal energy powered EV charger launched in Shetland
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Nissan Leaf production overtakes iconic Bluebird in Europe
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Lucid says it has already sold out Lucid Air Dream Edition
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