Shanghai-based electric-car maker Nio has deepened its partnership with Sinopec Group, a mainland China-based fossil fuel company, to focus on consolidating their respective electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the world’s largest EV market, according to a news report published by CnEVPost on Sept. 25.
Under the newly signed agreement, users can locate and use Sinopec’s EV charging stations located across the country on the Nio App, in-vehicle screens and the Jiadian App, which is developed by the EV maker.
The partnership aims to provide the car customers of Nio and its subbrand Onvo with enhanced convenience in recharging their batteries across mainland China.
Notably, Sinopec is one of mainland China's largest state-owned energy giants. The company has been in a partnership with Nio since 2021. The two companies had signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly build EV charging and battery-swap infrastructure across the country. Following the agreement, a first Nio second-generation battery-swap station was put into operation at a Sinopec gas station in Beijing.
According to the CnEVPost report, Nio has constructed 279 charging facilities with Sinopec, including 119 battery-swap stations and 160 charging stations so far. This network covers 29 provincial administrations, it said, citing the carmaker.
