Chinese EV battery giant CATL to share swapping tech with Didi in joint venture
中国电动汽车电池巨头宁德时代将与滴滴合资公司共享交换技术
The companies will work together to build out battery-swapping stations, which have been growing more rapidly than fixed charging in China.
两家公司将共同建设换电站，在中国，换电站的增长速度比固定充电站更快。
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery giant CATL and ride-hailing powerhouse Didi have formed a joint venture (JV) focusing on battery-swapping technology, as they seek to leverage their strengths to make headway in China’s EV charging infrastructure market.
中国电动汽车（EV）电池巨头宁德时代和网约车巨头滴滴成立了一家合资企业（JV），专注于电池换电技术，以寻求利用各自的优势在中国电动汽车充电基础设施市场取得进展。
The tie-up will see the companies work closely to “swiftly build out battery-swapping stations and promote vehicles’ support for swapping technology”, according to a statement CATL published to its official WeChat account on Sunday.
根据宁德时代周日在其官方微信公众号上发布的一份声明，此次合作将使两家公司密切合作，“迅速建立换电站，并促进车辆对换电技术的支持”。
The new venture will improve efficiency of public EV charging and make the transport sector greener, CATL said. It will also leverage the firms’ technological and operational advantages by serving Didi’s EV fleet from the offset.
宁德时代表示，新合资企业将提高公共电动汽车充电的效率，并使运输部门更加环保。它还将利用两家公司的技术和运营优势，为滴滴的电动汽车车队提供服务。
