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The comments here are just wild. Battery swapping stations have been operational in multiple Asian countries for years. But somehow the HN commentariat is convi
by unmole 4y ago
The comments here are just wild. Battery swapping stations have been operational in multiple Asian countries for years. But somehow the HN commentariat is convinced that it's impossible.
- hadlock 4y agoTaiwan has battery swapping stations for their...GoRo? Electric scooters, but they are the size of a coffee can and user-swapped using the integrated handle. Battery swap on a car-sized battery is going to be... Several magnitudes of order more complex. Dropping and denting a lithium battery with the wrong chemistry could have substantial consequences.
- bryanlarsen 4y agoNio has > 1300 EV swap stations in China, and has been operating them since 2018.