Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO) has surpassed 130 million cumulative battery swaps as usage of its replenishment network continues to expand, with its 3 brands sharing a new generation of swapping facilities.

The Chinese EV maker announced that it reached the milestone at 6:53:21 pm Beijing Time today, 88 days after surpassing 120 million swaps on August 7.

Daily battery swaps averaged more than 110,000 over those 88 days, with a Nio, Onvo or Firefly vehicle completing a swap and leaving a station every 0.77 seconds on average, the company said.

As of November 3, Nio had 4,236 battery swap stations in China, up by 230 from 4,006 on August 7.

The company also had 5,556 charging stations offering 32,261 charging piles, bringing its combined charging and swap station count to 9,792. Nio said its charging and swapping infrastructure footprint was the largest in the industry.

Network density has also improved. Nio said 84.5% of users had at least 1 swap station within 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) of their home or workplace, up from 80.1% on August 7.

Its 1,077 highway swap stations connect 550 cities, forming a network spanning 9 north-south routes, 11 east-west routes and 16 major urban clusters.

Nio has also equipped 92 scenic driving routes with charging and swapping facilities and plans to bring the total to 100 by the end of 2026, further expanding coverage for leisure travel.

The milestone comes nearly 3 months after the first fifth-generation swap stations entered service . On August 7, Nio opened the new stations in 7 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, giving its Firefly sub-brand access to battery swapping for the first time.

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