The Duck Curve#battery swapping
Panchayati Raj ministry and CESL plan EV charging on panchayat land
India's Ministry of Panchayati Raj signed an MoU with Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) on October 30, 2026, to set up EV charging and battery swapping stations on panchayat land, framed as a revenue source for panchayats; the release gives no station count, budget, schedule or revenue split.
BAIC widens CATL swap deal; Electrify America opens 24-charger Orlando site
BAIC Group will connect models from several brands to CATL's Choco battery-swap network toward a goal of one million swap vehicles. Electrify America opened its largest station, 24 chargers in Orlando, and the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians deployed five of Beam Global's off-grid solar EV chargers.
CATL adds 77 kWh backup pack to swap trucks, plans 2,000 stations by 2027
CATL on October 20, 2026 unveiled a heavy-truck system pairing a leased swappable main battery with a 77 kWh on-board backup pack, added 432 and 513 kWh swap blocks, and said it plans, with partners, 900 swap stations by the end of 2026 and 2,000 by 2027.
Geely agrees to take 30% of NIO Power for Yiyi Power plus RMB640 million
NIO Inc. said in a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing on September 28, 2026 that, subject to closing conditions, a Geely Holding Group subsidiary will subscribe for newly issued equity of NIO Power with its 100% stake in Yiyi Power plus RMB640 million in cash, holding 30.0% at completion at a post-money valuation of approximately RMB16 billion; NIO China keeps a controlling 63.6%. Under the same conditions, NIO China will take 10.0% of Geely's charging arm, Haohan Energy. The filing calls plans for battery swapping on Geely consumer-facing models and commercial mobility businesses preliminary.
