EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW :
MATT GALVIN
We meet Matt Galvin , Managing Director of NIO UK , to learn more about the Power Swap solution as we believe it could reshape the electrification landscape
Not only does the Shanghai-born EV maker NIO bring us electrified , autonomous vehicles that speak to technological aspects of the industry , but it is Power Swap – perhaps its greatest triumph so far – that will reshape the way cars are used .
Speaking with Matt Galvin , Managing Director at NIO UK , we find out more about the solution , why it helps us rethink the way that power is used , and the unique outlook that NIO has for charging cars in the future .
TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE AT NIO
My role is to lead the UK business , establishing NIO in the UK and building the infrastructure to support our smart EV user enterprise .
NIO is a global brand focused on user , enterprise , community , and service to provide experiences beyond expectations and a worry-free service . We ' re a truly global car brand . Our R & D stretches from California into Oxford , UK ; our design in Germany ; and our manufacturing from China . So it ' s a really exciting brand to be with .
TELL US ABOUT NIO ’ S SOLUTION TO THE CHARGING DILEMMA
‘ Power Swap ’, or battery swapping , takes less than five minutes . You don ' t have to leave your car . It ' s fully-automated , incredibly easy to access , and , actually , at the moment , the Power Swap network is really growing quite rapidly . There are over 1,400 Power Swap stations now , globally , that have completed over over 22 million battery swaps since they started . So there ' s a swap happening every 1.6 seconds .
HOW DOES NIO ’ S APPROACH MEET ALL ELECTRIFICATION TARGETS ?
Battery swapping – and , actually , NIO ’ s battery-as-a-service – represents
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