Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast announced on Tuesday the nationwide expansion of its green transformation incentives and an ambitious plan to deploy 150,000 battery-swapping stations across the country. The company is timing the launch of the battery swapping stations on September 9, Vietnam’s National Day, as part of its third-phase … [continued]
By Lixiong Wu, Founder of Extenergy | Sustainable Energy Systems Architect and EV Innovation Entrepreneur | Holder of U.S. Patent for Modular Battery Swapping Platform The idea of battery swapping in electric vehicles (EVs) isn’t new. In fact, it has been tested at scale — and failed. Most in the … [continued]
In Singapore, EcoSwift is bringing battery swapping to heavy duty trucks at less cost than conventional charging equipment,.
The global EV battery swapping station industry is branching out in all directions, with the Chinese firm U Power among those focusing on microgrid services as well as charging services.
“I hopped on to an electric motorcycle in Kigali, Rwanda, and I was happy to see that the motorcycle taxi operator was a woman. It’s been a while since I got onto a motorcycle operated by a woman. I was very excited because getting one is like winning the lottery. … [continued]
Ample has deployed its first modular battery swapping stations in Madrid, with more locations planned in the city Spain’s Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE) awarded Ample €9.76 million to support its battery swapping expansion in Madrid Ample’s battery swapping technology charges electric vehicles in five minutes, … [continued]
I feel like NIO’s continued rollout of battery swap stations (which it calls Power Swap Stations) goes under the radar. Sure, whenever the topic of battery swapping is brought up again, NIO is brought into the conversation, but the rest of the time, we sort of forget about it and … [continued]
Drivers in China will get to use 10,000 new EV battery swapping stations, constructed under a new partnership between CATL and Sinopec.
Ningde, Fujian — NIO and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (“CATL”) signed a strategic partnership in Ningde, Fujian. Together, they will advance the high-quality development of the new energy vehicle industry by building a battery swapping network for passenger vehicles across the full range of products, unifying industry technical standards, … [continued]
Lowest Cost Buffer Matches Vehicle Charge Rate, Charging Station Peak Power is a Cost Factor In “Why Slow Charged Swap is Better Than Buffered Fast Charge,” a detailed comparison was made of a unit transaction, which returns vehicles to a ready state for continuing transport. In this comparison, the total … [continued]
