Mannheim
January 15, 2025
TRONITY launches collaboration with NIO
TRONITY has entered into a cooperation agreement with NIO, a global company for premium smart electric vehicles. Effective immediately, TRONITY’s applications are available for all models of the premium brand, such as the ET5 Touring and the EL6 and EL8 SUVs.
TRONITY provides its users with extensive insights into their vehicle data—without requiring any additional hardware. These insights include battery status, range based on driving style, and tracking charging costs. Among the most popular features are a digital, tax-office-approved driver’s log and the precise billing option for charging electric vehicles at home. This feature allows company-car drivers to charge at home and accurately bill their employer.
In addition to regular charging sessions at a charging station, TRONITY now supports battery swap data for NIO models through its app. NIO is currently the only EV manufacturer in Europe to offer its customers the option of battery swapping. At NIO Power Swap Stations, a depleted battery can be exchanged for a charged one within minutes—meaning drivers can continue their journey without a lengthy charging break.
Torsten Born, CEO and Co-Founder:
“Our goal is to make TRONITY’s applications available to as many electric vehicle brands as possible in the mid-term. This means maximum flexibility not only for private users but also for fleet managers who often oversee various brands. Our easy-to-use home charging reimbursement and digital driver’s log will now benefit all NIO users as well.”
Marius Keil, Lead Product Experience Manager at NIO:
“With TRONITY, we have found a partner who shares our vision of continuously improving the user experience. Thanks to the seamless integration, our users benefit from numerous additional features—something they’ve often requested. As a user-centered company, we ensure NIO users can flexibly integrate their vehicles into their preferred ecosystem—free of charge and available to both new and existing customers in Europe.”
TRONITY Fleet for centralized fleet management
With TRONITY Fleet, the company offers an intelligent web application designed specifically to meet the needs of fleet operators. This solution reveals the potential and cost-saving opportunities of electrifying company fleets. From a central dashboard, fleet managers can monitor all key information, including battery status and total operating costs. And because all TRONITY applications are brand-agnostic, NIO models can now also be seamlessly integrated into fleet management.
About NIO Inc.:
NIO Inc. is a pioneer and leader within the premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle by offering high-performance smart electric vehicles and the ultimate user experience – building a community that shares joy and grows together.
NIO designs, develops, jointly manufactures, and sells premium smart electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies across autonomous driving, digital technologies, electric powertrains, and batteries. NIO differentiates itself through its continuous technological breakthroughs and innovations, such as its industry-leading battery swapping technologies, Battery as a Service (BaaS), as well as its proprietary autonomous driving technologies and Autonomous Driving as a Service (AdaaS).
NIO’s product portfolio consists of the all-new ES8 (or the EL8), a smarter, safer and more sustainable, luxury six-seater electric SUV, the ES7 (or the EL7), a mid-large five-seater smart electric SUV, the ES6 (or the EL6), a five-seater all-round smart electric SUV, the EC7, a five-seater smart electric flagship coupe SUV, the EC6, a five-seater smart electric coupe SUV, the ET7, a smart electric flagship sedan, the ET5, a mid-size smart electric sedan, the ET5T, a smart electric tourer, and its smart electric executive flagship, the ET9.
TRONITY was founded in 2020 in Mannheim, Germany by former SAP employees Torsten Born, Sebastian Netuschil, and Nils Machner. The company develops digital twins for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, enabling drivers, fleet operators, and asset managers to gain full transparency across the entire vehicle lifecycle – without the need for additional hardware.
By analyzing real-time vehicle data, TRONITY provides insights into operating costs, charging behavior, and vehicle health, empowering data-driven decisions. Thanks to direct data access agreements with over 20 leading automotive manufacturers – including Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford, BMW, and Tesla – TRONITY ensures a reliable, independent connection to vehicle data across brands.
The product portfolio includes a driver-focused mobile app, a legally compliant and independently audited digital logbook, and a web-based fleet management platform. Features such as home charging reimbursement and battery health diagnostics (patent pending) add further value in an increasingly data-driven mobility ecosystem.
