Photo shows the process of an electric vehicle swapping battery at the first EV battery-swapping station in Shanghai, March 12, 2021.Photo:China News Service

Shanghai's first sharing battery-swapping station for multi-brand and multi-model new energy vehicles was put into operation in Minhang on Friday.

The entire process is mechanized and only takes 20 seconds. Covering an area of about 100 square meters, the battery-swapping station is said capable of completing 1,000 operations a day. 

Photo shows the process of an electric vehicle swapping battery at the first EV battery-swapping station in Shanghai, March 12, 2021.Photo:China News Service

 

A car owner pays for the battery swapping by scanning a QR code at the EV battery-swapping station in Shanghai, March 12, 2021.Photo:China News Service

 

Photo shows the process of an electric vehicle swapping battery at the first EV battery-swapping station in Shanghai, March 12, 2021.Photo:China News Service

 

Photo shows the process of an electric vehicle swapping battery at the first EV battery-swapping station in Shanghai, March 12, 2021.Photo:China News Service

 

A staff at the battery-swapping station monitors the whole process through video and data, March 12, 2021.Photo:China News Service

 

Photo shows the interior of the storage chamber on the left and right of each EV battery-swapping station, March 12, 2021. Photo:China News Service