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> contractors driving trucks or vans, picking up Birds from sidewalks, once picked up they are moved to another location for charging. > PopWheel converts an e

> contractors driving trucks or vans, picking up Birds from sidewalks, once picked up they are moved to another location for charging. > PopWheel converts an electric van into a mobile charging station for micro-mobility vehicles and electric cars Wouldn't battery swapping be best for the e-Scooter case? Should greatly increase vehicle utilization (since you don't have a stationary van while the scooters charge), and requires much less labor, van space, and charging facility space than hauling the bikes away to charge. I can see how it makes good engineering/logistic sense for charging full-size EVs (especially using direct DC charging from the traction battery via a DC-DC converter), but not for e-scooter fleet servicing. >with PopWheel, [EVs] will serve as the source of electricity with the potential to power everything. How does PopWheel see this evolving? In what space can "lug-atoms-for-energy" possibly be competitive with HV grid transmission and decentralized solar?

popwheel 9y ago
Station supports battery swapping as well, initially we are supporting Genze and few other PMV manufacturer's removable battery packs. Scooters used by Bird, Lime and Spin don't have removable battery packs. JUMP and LimeBike don't have removable packs for their e-bikes. FordGoBike and Scoot have removable battery pack fleet, similarly HOPR cylce is also moving towards battery packs. Station can be stationary or moving (on demand), everything charges inside the station so we don't have to change the location frequently. Our station technology will also enable other manufacturers to move towards swappable battery packs, as of now there isn't any infrastructure available that enables hassle free battery swapping. PopWheel is building that infrastructure, but the idea is to charge everything not just micro-mobility. Decentralized Solar is also on our roadmap, we can be the new PG&E that develops application specific infrastructure to deliver energy on demand.

popwheel 9y ago

Station supports battery swapping as well, initially we are supporting Genze and few other PMV manufacturer's removable battery packs. Scooters used by Bird, Lime and Spin don't have removable battery packs. JUMP and LimeBike don't have removable packs for their e-bikes. FordGoBike and Scoot have removable battery pack fleet, similarly HOPR cylce is also moving towards battery packs. Station can be stationary or moving (on demand), everything charges inside the station so we don't have to change the location frequently. Our station technology will also enable other manufacturers to move towards swappable battery packs, as of now there isn't any infrastructure available that enables hassle free battery swapping. PopWheel is building that infrastructure, but the idea is to charge everything not just micro-mobility. Decentralized Solar is also on our roadmap, we can be the new PG&E that develops application specific infrastructure to deliver energy on demand.