Today I'm going to walk you through everything you need to know about Nio Battery Pack swapping. Everything from cost to some surprising drawbacks that I haven't seen discussed elsewhere.

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Timeline
00:00 Introduction
01:16 Why Nio?
01:41 Customer Facing Costs: Renting vs Owning the Pack
07:10 Customer Facing Costs: Swapping vs Charging
10:41 Throughput Swapping vs Charging
14:31 Swapping Stations: Drawback 1 // Single Point of Failure
15:19 Swapping Stations: Drawback 2 // Pack Inventory
20:31 Swapping Stations: Drawback 3 // Cost
22:42 Owning a Battery Pack: Drawback 1 // Speed
23:15 Owning a Battery Pack: Drawback 2 // Repair Costs
24:40 Owning a Battery Pack: Drawback 3 // Fixed Range
25:07 Owning a Battery Pack: Drawback 4 // Degradation?
28:27 Wasted Batteries?
29:52 Summary

Intro Music by Dyalla: Homer Said