Chief Executive Officer of NIO U.S., Nio
Search every verified Ganesh Iyer interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Ganesh Iyer, CEO of NIO U.S., has stated that NIO intends to enter the North American market by 2025 as part of the company's goal to expand into 25 countries. He has described NIO as a "user enterprise" focused on building a community around a "joyful lifestyle," differentiating itself from other automakers through its battery-swapping technology and a "battery-as-a-service" model that separates the car purchase from the battery subscription. Iyer has noted that the company has deployed over 1,800 swap stations in China and completed tens of millions of swaps, and he has emphasized that the technology is proven at scale. Iyer has also discussed the speed of manufacturing in China, citing a factory built during the COVID-19 pandemic in under a year. He has commented on geopolitical tensions, stating that "innovation has no religion, innovation has no country of origin" and that the climate crisis is a bigger threat than geopolitical concerns. In a separate talk on infrastructure sustainability, Iyer referenced the UN Environment Programme's definition of sustainable infrastructure and gave examples of highway projects that included animal underpasses, suggesting that planning should consider environmental impact.
“I've been with a company called NIO — it's an electric car smart EV company; I run the U.S. operations. Prior to that I spent almost five years working for a company who would remain nameless called Tesla, working for the man himself, so the last 13 years I've been spending mainly on the smart EV industry.”
“It's not an automotive company; it's a technology company on steroids. The fundamental difference I saw transitioning out of Tesla into NIO is that it's truly a user enterprise — 'user' is a key word in anything and everything we do.”
“Software cannot define the vehicle — it is a user experience that drives that innovation. That change was the main reason for me to leave Tesla to join this company.”
“We focused on battery swapping: we came up with an entire chargeable, swappable and upgradeable end-to-end power replenishment system. We launched our battery swapping innovation out of China in 2018 and as I speak right now we have done over 36 million successful swaps.”
“We separated the car into two transactions — buy the car without the battery and subscribe to the battery. Today more than 80–85% of new sales are coming from the battery-as-a-service model, which drastically lowers purchase price for middle-class buyers and gives faster charging infrastructure at scale.”
“The speed of execution in China is unparalleled — factories and new models that elsewhere would take four to five years were done in two to three years; we launched our first car in three and a half years and built a factory during COVID in less than 365 days.”
“Innovation has no religion, innovation has no country of origin — if you think you have invented something better, let's build a relationship and solve the problem together for the rest of the world.”
“The UN Environment Programme gives a very apt and concise definition: those that are planned, designed, constructed, operated and decommissioned in a manner that ensures economic and financial, social, environmental and institutional sustainability.”
“Even at the planning stage itself you can make infrastructure close to nature; what you plan will reflect how sustainable that infrastructure is going to be.”
“In highway projects I've seen vehicular underpasses and foot overbridges for humans, but also animal underpasses and reptile underpasses, which shows planning that considers wildlife.”
“That is one way of looking at things — design is mainly about how well infrastructure goes with the environment.”
“Our vision is to shape a joyful lifestyle for our users by leveraging next‑generation technologies in AI, autonomous driving and e‑powertrain engineering.”
“Nearly 400,000 premium vehicles have been delivered to our users throughout mainland China as well as in Europe.”
“Everything is digital now — not even just software — the vehicle has to be much smarter than what it is today; that's why we call it a Smart‑Plus EV.”
“Back in 2012–2013 Tesla started firmware‑over‑the‑air updates, and today at NIO nearly 100% of our software bits and firmware bits can be easily upgraded and pushed to our vehicle fleet.”
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