- NIO has opened an Innovation Center in one of the hearts of Europe in Berlin, Germany.
- Also, European cars sometimes need different stuff, features, and designs.
According to Green Car Congress, NIO has opened an Innovation Center in one of the hearts of Europe in Berlin, Germany. “In response to the need for software central to the user experience, the Berlin Innovation Center will be responsible for developing new technologies and their respective localisation, testing and validation in Europe.”
“NIO’s Innovation Center will be the home for five teams, including Digital Systems, Digital Development, Digital Cockpit, Autonomous Driving (AD) and Power. NIO’s Power infrastructure in Europe will have its R&D hub in the Innovation Center too, with a focus on Power Grid Service, and it will also act as the operational control centre for all European Power Swap Stations.”
It’s an exciting development. NIO has massive innovation work and staff already in China. The new center in Berlin could serve a few purposes, though. First, there’s a great talent pool and tons of tech innovation in Berlin, so NIO could be looking to tap into that culture and community. Also, European cars sometimes need different stuff, features, and designs. So, having an innovation base in Germany makes sense for working on those modifications and further development. NIO may also focus on developing more of a connection to European markets and stimulating sales, presuming that opening an innovation center there will help.
CEO, founder, and chairman William Li notes that NIO’s battery team is already 400 people strong. The battery factory will boost those numbers when it’s finally built and operating. Eventually, when it gets to that point, the battery factory will be able to produce 40 GWh per year of energy storage capacity, or enough batteries for about 400,000 electric vehicles.