"Every "gas station" just acts as a dead battery replacement depot." There is somewhat prior art in the US. Blue Rhino[1] rents propane tanks. You buy one for

"Every "gas station" just acts as a dead battery replacement depot." There is somewhat prior art in the US. Blue Rhino[1] rents propane tanks. You buy one for $40 or so, or you switch out your empty for a full one for (I think, it's been awhile) ~$15 or so. "If too many people show up at the same time, there may not be enough stock of charged batteries to go around." That could theoretically happen with gas, too. Which is why there can be a warehouse connected directly to [insert incumbent renewable or dirty electricity provider here] that charges these swappable batteries 24/7, loads them on trucks and "refuels" the charging stations. The station itself likely doesn't even have to provide charging facilities at all and can go on selling Twizzlers and Funyuns to munchied travelers passing through. [1]http://www.bluerhino.com http://www.bluerhino.com