While the rest of the world is arguing about charging times, a Chinese automaker just launched an electric sedan that lets you swap its entire battery pack faster than most people make a decent cup of coffee.
GAC Aion officially unveiled the RT Super on April 8, 2026 (via CarNewsChina), a mid-size sedan with an entry price of roughly $13,000, as part of the company’s battery rental or subscription scheme. In other words, buyers pay for the car body upfront while leasing the battery separately for around $58 per month.
How does RT Super’s battery subscription model work?
Although it may sound unusual at first, a subscription model for batteries (also called battery-as-a-service) is growing quite popular in China’s EV market (and in the nascent yet expanding Indian EV market, too). The pricing model essentially separates the battery from the upfront price, making EVs more accessible to a wider
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