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How One Chinese EV Company Made Battery Swapping Work (hbr.org)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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See, Apple? Even cars can do it :)

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Nah, we already use it:

https://www.nio.com/news/NIO-reaches-30-Power-Swap-Stations-in-Europe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNZy603as5w

We just need to get our heads out of the sand and take these challenges from China seriously in the EU and the US with proper coordinated reindustrialization policies. Tariffs and bans only buy us time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

I know it's not "apples to apples" but swapping giant forktruck batteries (I assume they were lead-acid) has been done for decades too. I think we did it at Sam's Club, at least for when the batteries wouldn't charge.