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We are honored that NIO is included in FORTUNE’s 2020 Change the World list of companies that are doing well by doing good.

Like all excited parents, every smile, burp, and giggle is a moment of joy. In Silicon Valley, the hotbed of innovation, we share the same ups and downs as other startups that graduate on to brighter futures.

It started as a vision and became an impressive international startup story. Before the story, it was only a few people talking to each other and exchanging ideas.

The Silicon Valley Leadership Community (SVLC) hosted a virtual webinar on how diversity drives innovation within the Silicon Valley.

NIO’s vehicles, the ES8, ES6, and upcoming EC6, are manufactured at the JAC-NIO production base in Hefei, China. This location serves as the Advanced Manufacturing Center of our global startup.

The electric vehicle industry has long struggled to develop an effective solution for battery swapping to overcome the high costs of charging and replacing batteries. Over the years, the industry has developed three different approaches to address this problem.

One of the pain points slowing down the adoption of electric vehicles is related to battery, including battery replacement costs and battery charging anxiety.

The automotive industry is experiencing a digital shift as our cars become more intelligent, based on the addition of powerful new onboard computing systems that can support the latest technologies. This industrywide trend is being driven by a race to consolidate the electric control units (ECUs) which manage the onboard instrumentation for each vehicle. NIO is working to improve the user experience by standardizing the operating system platform across its own fleet of vehicles.

William Li, NIO’s Chairman and CEO, hosted a fireside chat with Maya Ben Dror of the World Economic Forum at EcoMotion2020, a virtual event to understand the visions of the leading CEOs in the global smart mobility community.

China has taken the global lead in promoting the adoption of electric vehicles by offering financial subsidies as an incentive for choosing EVs over traditional gas-powered vehicles. The nation’s subsidy program was launched to spur demand for electric cars, but it has been gradually scaled back over the years.