March 11, Shanghai. The March in Shanghai is full of spring prosperity vibes, and the Shanghai battery swapping era kicks off in full swing!

The Launch Event of SAIC ROEWE Battery Swapping Vehicle Model and Completion Ceremony of Shanghai Electric Vehicle Switching Service Network of Aulton was held at the site of Aulton Shanghai Electric Vehicle Switching Station No. 001-Shanghai Hongqiao Airport South Station, jointly hosted by SAIC Motor  Passenger Vehicle Company (hereinafter referred to as “SAIC Passenger Vehicle”), Aulton New Energy Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Aulton”), Dazhong Transportation (Group) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Dazhong Transport”) and Shanghai Jiangnan Tourism Service Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Jiangnan Tourism”).

The Launch Event of SAIC ROEWE Battery Swapping Model and Completion Ceremony of Shanghai Battery Swapping Service Network of Aulton

The main guests attending the conference included the following. Xu Wei, Director of the Transportation Management Department of the Shanghai Transportation Administration; Liu Jianhua, Researcher of the Major Equipment Industry Department of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization; Ma Fei, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Road Transport Development Center; Wang Dajun, Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Information Department of the Shanghai Transportation Administration; Zhou Humei, Shanghai Taxi and Car Rental Industry Association Secretary General; Yang Xiaodong, Vice President of SAIC Group and General Manager of SAIC Passenger Vehicle; Yu Jingmin, Vice General Manager of SAIC Passenger Vehicle, Xu Lu, Director of Project Operation Department of Shanghai E-propulsion Auto Techonology Co., Ltd.; Cai Dongqing, Chairman, and Zhang Jianping, Co-Chairman, Yang Ye, Senior Vice President, Huang Chunhua, General Manager of Marketing Center of Aulton; Yang Guoping, Chairman of Dazhong Transportation, Lang Guoqing, Chairman of Jiangnan Tourism, Lu Liping, Vice General Manager of Shanghai Qiangsheng Holding, Liu Zhiwei, General Manager of Shanghai Haibo Taxi, Zhang Jianming, General Manager of Shanghai Jinjiang Taxi, Lv Guohiu, General Manager of Shanghai Yinjian Taxi, etc. In the presence of many distinguished guests, industry experts and authoritative media, SAIC Passenger Vehicle and Aulton joined hands to create a new strategic framework in Shanghai around the core of the battery swapping model, covering battery swapping vehicle models and the service network of battery swapping stations. Thus, Shanghai's battery swapping era has officially set sail!

Many guests cut the ribbon and praised the completion of Shanghai battery swapping service network of Aulton

Strong policies contribute substantially to the battery swapping industry

Under the joint leadership of the national strategies of “Carbon peaking” and “Carbon Neutrality” and the Implementation Plan of Shanghai to Accelerate the Development of New Energy Vehicle Industry, the development of new energy vehicle industry has embarked on a “fast track”. As the main body of operating vehicles, Shanghai taxi industry follows the policy trend and actively takes practical actions to help promote the popularization of electrification of the automobile industry. Zhou Humei, Secretary General of Shanghai Taxi and Car Rental Industry Association, took the lead in analyzing the trend of electric development of Shanghai taxi industry at the launch ceremony, and pointed out the significant advantages of applying battery swapping technology to operating vehicles. “As the main body of operating vehicles, we are most concerned about the use of new energy vehicles. The use and promotion of the battery swapping model in Shanghai has been accelerated, which has effectively promoted the implementation of electric taxis, greatly shortened the time of vehicle energy supply and improved the effective operation time of vehicles, thus increasing the actual income of drivers.”

Zhou Humei, Secretary General of the Shanghai Taxi and Car Rental Industry Association delivered a speech, and pointed out the significant advantages of applying electric vehicle switching technology to operating vehicles

SAIC officially launched the world's first pure electric Internet recreational vehicle at the conference-- the ROEWE Ei5 Quick Switching Version, which features a high value rhythmic design, the “Green Core” new energy technology of SAIC, and fast charging to 80% within 30 minutes; meanwhile, it adopts the technology of battery swapping within 20 seconds from Aulton to achieve the perfect complementary energy synergy between “vehicle” and “station”. During the interview, Yu Jingmin, Deputy General Manager of SAIC Passenger Vehicle, said, “The ROEWE Ei5 quick-switching version has the outstanding advantages of safety, efficiency and reliability; combined with Aulton's current battery swapping service network in Shanghai, the two parties have reached a strategic cooperation centered on the battery swapping model. In the future, the two parties will take Shanghai as the first station and radiate the whole country to provide the users with a convenient, efficient and safe battery swapping travel experience.”

Aulton and SAIC Passenger Vehicle interviewed by the media to jointly discuss building the ecological development of Shanghai's battery swapping industry

The SAIC ROEWE Ei5 Quick Switching Version has just been launched in the market and immediately received huge attention from major taxi operating companies in Shanghai. As the head enterprises of Shanghai taxi, Dazhong Transportation and Jiangnan Tourism took the lead in becoming the first user of the ROEWE Ei5 Quick Switching Version. Representatives from SAIC Passenger Vehicle, Dazhong Transportation and Jiangnan Tourism held a simple but grand delivery ceremony at the launch ceremony. It is believed that Shanghai citizens will be able to enjoy the perfect experience brought by the ROEWE Ei5 Quick Switching Version soon.

SAIC Passenger Vehicle, Dazhong Transportation and Jiangnan Tourism held a delivery ceremony for the ROEWE Ei5 quick switching version

Dazhong Transportation and Jiangnan Tourism took the lead in becoming the first user of the ROEWE Ei5 Quick Switching Version in the Shanghai market

奥动新能源——全球换电模式的开创者与引领者，其高级副总裁杨烨在媒体采访中提到：奥动已经做好迎风而上的充足准备，目前在上海市已投建12座换电站，基本满足现阶段换电出租车运营补能需求。随着双方战略合作的逐步深化，奥动将积极与上汽乘用车形成“车”与“站”的有效协同，计划于2021年内在上海新建40座、累计达到50座的换电站群。奥动坚信，换电技术在汽车产业电动化发展中必将大有可为，布局换电服务始于B端营运车辆，并逐步向C端私家车用户推广。到2025年，奥动计划在上海投建200-300座换电站，形成规模化换电服务网络建设，契合“十四五”新基建发展目标，并切实满足上海新能源汽车产业可预期发展的补能需求，为“人·车·生活·环境”的城市出行和谐生态圈建设赋能。

Yang Ye, Senior Vice President of Aulton, the pioneer and leader of the global battery swapping model, mentioned in a media interview that Aulton is well prepared to take on the wind and has already invested in 12 battery swapping stations in Shanghai, which basically meet the current demand for replenishment of battery swapping taxi operation. With the deepening of the strategic cooperation between the two parties, Aulton will actively form an effective synergy between “vehicle” and “station” with SAIC Passenger Vehicle, and plans to build 40 new stations in Shanghai in 2021, reaching a total of 50 battery swapping stations. Aulton firmly believes that battery swapping technology will be promising in the development of the electrification of the automobile industry, and the layout of battery swapping services begins with B-end operating vehicles, and gradually spreads to Customer-end private vehicle users. By 2025, Aulton plans to invest in 200-300 battery swapping stations in Shanghai, forming a large-scale battery swapping service network construction, in line with the “14th Five-Year Plan” new infrastructure development goals. It will also meet the demand for energy replenishment for the expected development of Shanghai's new energy vehicle industry, and empower the construction of a harmonious ecosystem of “people-vehicle-life-environment”.

Huang Chunhua, General Manager of Aulton Marketing Center, delivered a speech outlining Aulton's five-year development plan in the Shanghai market

Two giants team up to  form Shanghai Battery Swapping Alliance

From the launch of the battery swapping vehicle models, to the layout of the network of battery swapping stations, then to the delivery and operation, the battery swapping travel ecology is interlocked. Under the gaze of all the guests and the media in the conference, and witnessed by Yang Xiaodong, Vice President of SAIC , Cai Dongqing Chairman of Aulton and Zhang Jianping, Co-Chairman of Aulton, Yu Jingmin. Vice President of SAIC Passenger Vehicle, and Yang Ye, Senior Vice President of Aulton signed a strategic cooperation memorandum. The two parties will further work together to promote Shanghai's new energy vehicles into the era of battery swapping, and to implement the national “3060” carbon peak and carbon neutralityity strategic deployment.

Aulton and SAIC Passenger Vehicle Powerful Combination formally enter into a strategic partnership

The first hundreds of SAIC ROEWE Ei5 quick-switching vehicles were officially delivered at the conference site, and Dazhong Transportation and Jiangnan Tourism were the first to become users and officially put into operation. Yang Guoping, Chairman of Dazhong Transportation, said: the battery swapping model was recognized by taxi companies and drivers because of its significance in improving the capacity of operating vehicles and saving time in replenishing energy to “pull more and run faster”. In addition, a number of local taxi companies and driver representatives in Shanghai have expressed their strong desire to choose the battery swapping version vehicle models after learning about the ROEWE Ei5 quick-switching version and the layout of Aulton Shanghai's battery swapping network. It is expected that by the end of this year, the number of battery swapping taxi in Shanghai will exceed 3,000.

New energy vehicle industry pattern is huge, the whole vehicle, battery, energy service network, vehicle operators and other parties to join hands to achieve good synergy effect of ecological co-construction and win-win. Industry insiders pointed out that the strategic cooperation between Aulton and SAIC Passenger Vehicles, coupled with the enthusiastic market feedback from local taxi operating companies in Shanghai, symbolized that the “Shanghai Battery Swapping Alliance” officially entered the implementation stage.

Speed and power: 20 seconds for battery swapping

In the final stage of the conference, the battery swapping within 20 seconds of SAIC ROEWE Ei5 quick switching version was demonstrated in the Aulton New Energy battery swapping station, which triggered the amazement of more than 100 guests and brought the atmosphere of the conference to a climax. As seen on the scene, after the ROEWE Ei5 quick switching vehicle was driven onto the Aulton battery swapping channel and positioned, the electric vehicle switching robot officially started the process of battery swapping. The whole process was smooth and efficient, and completed in 20 seconds with topspeed.

Based on Aulton's staff, the newest battery swapping station has the four characteristics of “sharing, topspeed, safety and friendliness”, and has achieved battery swapping within 20 seconds for multi-brand and multi-vehicle models, with the whole service completed within one minute. At present, this generation of battery swapping stations has been put into operation in 20 large cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing and Kunming. Based on the 2025 strategic plan and corporate vision announced by Aulton last year, it will cover 100 cities across China within 5 years, operate 5,000 battery swapping stations, and increase the battery swapping service capacity to 2 million vehicles.

Aulton has been insisting on leading innovation, and building the business ecology around the core of battery swapping model, including battery swapping core technology research and development, battery swapping network platform operation, urban distributed energy storage, battery lifecycle management, etc.; and focusing on the corporate vision of “freeing electric vehicles from charging troubles and sharing the maximum value of battery resources”.

The Shanghai battery swapping era has now officially begun. Keeping up with the national policy trend of sustainable benefits for the development of new energy automobile industry and battery swapping model, SAIC and Aulton will continue to work together to expand their cooperation map in battery swapping across the country, and on the basis of the completion of the “small network” of battery swapping in each city, they will link up to form a “large network” of battery swapping across China. We will continue to deepen the strategic cooperation between the two companies in practice, to create an efficient, convenient and safe battery swapping service ecology for new energy vehicle users, and to promote the new energy vehicle industry to a higher level; and to make a new definition of the transformation of