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Ignoring everything else, it seems impractical to me unless all automakers get on the same standard. Otherwise it’s similar to the original Tesla situation whe
by MBCook 4y ago
Ignoring everything else, it seems impractical to me unless all automakers get on the same standard.
Otherwise it’s similar to the original Tesla situation where each manufacturer has to build their own network of battery swapping stations all over the world at great cost. If you’re out if juice in your VW and the only thing near by is a Chevy station you’re doomed to get a tow.
Short of a government mandate, which will never happen in the US, I don’t think automakers would ever get on one standard.
- wilsonnb3 4y agoMuch like how it would be inconvenient to refuel my Ford Escape if I could only do it at Ford gas stations or with Ford fuel but that is a solved problem. I believe pre-unleaded gas it was just a standard but the US Gov made some regulations in the 70s about it. I think it would play out similarly, with companies coalescing on a standard on their own and regulation coming afterwards.