Nio is a Chinese auto maker that offers an alternative to charging: just swapping out the whole battery whenever you need it. I borrowed one of their cars. ■...

Originally posted on !tomscott@lemmy.zip.

Tom Scott’s latest video seems relevant to this community. Swappable batteries is an interesting concept, though it remains to be seen if it can compete with the proliferation of DC fast chargers.

  • Dr. Dabbles@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    The issue is all of the swap schemes make you take your charged battery back, or you have to lease a battery from the manufacturer. The financial aspect doesn’t really make sense for most people, I suspect, until battery rental/leasing is much cheaper.