Tired of waiting for your EV to charge up? One Chinese company has a novel solution April 18, 2026 FacebookXPinterestWhatsApp Chinese car company NIO is putting up EV battery swapping stations all around the world. NPR took a ride in one car for the experience. (Image credit: Tang Ke/VCG via Getty Images) RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Opinion: Remembering Kevin Klose, former NPR president and broadcasting icon Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions She invited her friends to come together to make her casket Latest article Opinion: Remembering Kevin Klose, former NPR president and broadcasting icon We remember Kevin Klose, former NPR president, who helped secure financial stability for the network while supporting and encouraging its journalism.(Image credit: Jay Paul) Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions They grew up amid olive groves in southern Lebanon. The son of one married the other's daughter. Now they're living temporarily in a vacant... She invited her friends to come together to make her casket Friends gathered at a weaver's studio in Massachusetts to help MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp make her casket.(Image credit: Nic Neves)