换电站

換電站

huàndiànzhàn

noun

Measure Word

一个换电站 gè

Meanings

1 EV battery-swap station
2 battery exchange station (where a depleted EV battery is swapped for a charged one)

Characters

to swap / exchange

electricity / battery

Examples

蔚来的换电站三分钟就能换好电池。

Wèilái de huàndiànzhàn sān fēnzhōng jiù néng huànhǎo diànchí.

NIO's battery-swap stations can replace a battery in three minutes.

高速服务区现在很多都有换电站。

Gāosù fúwùqū xiànzài hěnduō dōu yǒu huàndiànzhàn.

Many highway service areas now have battery-swap stations.

Tips

culture

Battery-swap is mainly championed by 蔚来 (NIO), which has built thousands of 换电站 across China since 2018. The pitch: faster than charging (3-5 minutes vs 30+ for fast-charge). Compare with 充电桩 (chōngdiànzhuāng, charging post/pile) which is the dominant alternative.

usage

Distinguish three EV-energy terms: 充电桩 (charging pile/station — you plug in and wait), 换电站 (swap station — they replace the battery), 加电站 (general 'EV refuel' marketing term, less standardized).

Stroke Order

换 huàn

电 diàn

站 zhàn