Geely aims for 5,000 E-Energee EV battery swapping hubs in China by 2025

MANILA: Geely’s subsidiary company, Geely Technology Group, showcased its E-Energee battery swapping technology and service at the 2021 Wuzhen Internet Conference. The group also provided further details on the future layout of its services.

Under the E-Energee service, drivers are able to have their EV batteries swapped for a fully charged one by simply driving into the station. The process is said to take less than a minute, and payment is done through an automatic registration service so drivers do not need to exit the vehicle.

The first E-Energee battery swapping station was launched Chongqing in September 2020, and over the past year, its service has expanded to 10 Chinese provinces. Geely said the goal is to bring 5,000 stations online across China by 2025. 

Geely Technology Group began researching battery swapping technologies in 2017 as it grew its R&D team to over 1,000 people, and registered hundreds of patents for the operating service. The development of battery swap vehicle architectures were also patented. 

The current E-Energee service is predominantly used by mobility fleets, Geely said. They are able to have their EVs running with greater efficiency as the battery swap saves more time over charging. 

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