> battery packs are often structural components, this idea would make that impossible This is not true. A battery can be structural and swap-able. The structur

> battery packs are often structural components, this idea would make that impossible This is not true. A battery can be structural and swap-able. The structure is determined by what it has to survive in a crash. While standing still in a battery swap station, your car does not need to clear those requirements. So as long as it crash safe once the new battery is put into place, your are completely fine.