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I think I don't understand this criticism. The idea here is that you swap each time you're getting a new charge. You're not investing in any one particular batt

I think I don't understand this criticism. The idea here is that you swap each time you're getting a new charge. You're not investing in any one particular battery, you're investing--as a car owner--in a service that maintains quality of it's "fleet" of batteries. You don't "own" the battery, and if the charging service gives you a shitty battery, you go back and have them swap it out for another one. You're approaching this from the perspective of someone who think's they've invested in a hunk of lithium and doesn't want to come out on the bad end of an exchange. But you buy the car battery-less, and sign up for a charging service that gives you one.

secabeen 3y ago
That has generally not been the approach I've seen in the market. Most programs expect you to charge your battery for your daily driving. Battery Swap is for long-distance and fast-charging only. Even if swapping was common, I still think there is risk, it would just be on the charging network, and getting a swap would be like renting a car or other expensive item. The battery would be checked for damage after every use, and damage or excessive wear found would be assumed to be the fault of the most recent renter, regardless of that accuracy.