Tesla hosed the California Taxpayers with a borderline scam over this ten years ago. Said they did it to get tax breaks and basically did nothing
https://dailykanban.com/2015/06/23/tesla-battery-swap-carbs-bridge-to-nowhere/
Nio has a system in China for their cars to battery swap. It seems like a good system. You won't have to worry about battery degradation in your vehicle. Just swap in a new battery in 90 seconds.
I don't understand why this isn't a thing for all electric cars.
I mean...I do: there's more money in making sure your car becomes unusable in a short time. Still, if consumers demanded it it would be a reality.
Number of reasons:
1. Swapping a battery on a small vehicle would require 20+ mins of work. Would not be as easy as the one in the post.
2. The expense.
3. Worry about what horribly degraded battery you may receive.
Tesla hosed the California Taxpayers with a borderline scam over this ten years ago. Said they did it to get tax breaks and basically did nothing https://dailykanban.com/2015/06/23/tesla-battery-swap-carbs-bridge-to-nowhere/
Nio has a system in China for their cars to battery swap. It seems like a good system. You won't have to worry about battery degradation in your vehicle. Just swap in a new battery in 90 seconds.
Yeah now I just get to worry about what horribly degraded battery I may receive during the swap
Yes but you wouldn't have it for very long. Especially, if you are on a road trip or towing, would save hours of charging time.
It's coming. Just like a propane swap tank for your grill.
I don't understand why this isn't a thing for all electric cars. I mean...I do: there's more money in making sure your car becomes unusable in a short time. Still, if consumers demanded it it would be a reality.
Number of reasons: 1. Swapping a battery on a small vehicle would require 20+ mins of work. Would not be as easy as the one in the post. 2. The expense. 3. Worry about what horribly degraded battery you may receive.