Xiaomi Just Invested in Battery Swapping — But None of Its Cars Can Use It

Xiaomi just dropped $4.4 million on a five-month-old battery-swap company — and not a single car it sells can actually swap a battery. China’s Battery Swap War Is Heating UpTo understand Xiaomi’s timing, look at what’s happening around it. Between that and this swap investment, the company is quietly building optionality across the entire EV energy stack. Battery swapping lets you drive into a station and replace your drained EV battery with a fully charged one in about three to five minutes — far faster than fast chargers. CATL’s Choco-SEB is an open-platform battery swap network designed to work across multiple automakers.