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> A standardized external battery format, automated/mechanical battery replacement Nio does this with their EVs: https://insideevs.com/news/426014/nio-power-b
by clouddrover 6y ago
> A standardized external battery format, automated/mechanical battery replacement
Nio does this with their EVs:
https://insideevs.com/news/426014/nio-power-battery-swaps-500000/ https://insideevs.com/news/426014/nio-power-battery-swaps-50...
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/big-reads/power-shift-battery-swapping-our-way-across-china https://www.topgear.com/car-news/big-reads/power-shift-batte...
The idea is the easily replaceable pack gives you the option to charge, swap, or upgrade the battery as you like.
- postingawayonhn 6y agoSo did Tesla and Better Place. Neither do anymore.
- clouddrover 6y agoDid either one get to 500,000 battery swaps as Nio has done?
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agoAs I noted, this is only going to work when the batteries are as cross-vehicle as current gasoline pump nozzles. And I would wager that this implies government action (or at least, the threat of government action) to bring about. It's not useless to do it on a smaller scale, but ultimately until you can just drive into what used to be just a gas station, put your car over the designated spots and in 20 seconds your battery is swapped out, then its still not a serious replacement for oil-derived liquid fuels.
- clouddrover 6y ago> this is only going to work when It's working right now. They've done it 500,000 times. You're being needlessly pessimistic. Battery swapping is simply an option they offer. You can use it or not as you like.