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Range is frequently noted as a limitation for these vehicles, which is understandable. In NYC there's a (somewhat informal) swapping economy where riders excha
by joenot443 9mo ago
Range is frequently noted as a limitation for these vehicles, which is understandable.
In NYC there's a (somewhat informal) swapping economy where riders exchange their dead battery for a charged one. There are city run programs and under-the-table ones which are cheaper and less guaranteed. This is how people will do 12h DoorDash shifts without stopping to charge.
I think it's a pretty interesting idea.
- fwipsy 9mo agoDo you know where I can read more about the battery swapping program? I knew china had some sort of program for EVs but this is news to me.
- akmittal 9mo agoHonda and few other have launched swapable battery vehicles in India too
- joenot443 9mo agoThese[1] are the "official" ones which are actually just in the midst of rollout. The informal ones don't seem to have much web presence, IIRC they were mostly setup in and around the e-bike shops in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. Running the same setup with EVs is a fascinating angle! [1] https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr2025/install-public-e-bike-battery-swapping-network-citywide.shtml https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr2025/install-public-e-bi...
- polshaw 9mo agoFWIW Taiwan has had an e-scooter battery swap system for a decade; Gogoro
- hacker_88 9mo agoGogoro might be useful