NIO Sets Sales Record In May But Is Still Far Behind Tesla
July 1st, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
NIO sales more than doubled year over year in May, but it was still blown away by the Tesla Model 3.
Browsing the "Battery Swapping" Tag
NIO Completes More Than 500,000 Battery Swaps
May 31st, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
NIO Power now has 131 battery swapping stations in 58 cities in China and has completed more than 500,000 swaps.
Interviewing Etergo’s CEO: What The Ola Electric Acquisition Means For Etergo, Consumers, & Investors
May 28th, 2020 | by Chanan Bos
Yesterday we were all surprised to learn that Etergo has been acquired by the Indian company Ola. At the time, all we had was a vague press release from Ola that only stated it had acquired Etergo and the two companies looked forward to working together
Fika Mobility Wants To Jumpstart The Kenyan Electric Motorcycle Market With Battery Swap Model
February 18th, 2020 | by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai
According to the Motorcycle Assemblers Association of Kenya, there are currently about 600,000 commercial motorcycles in Kenya. Motorcycle taxis, known as Boda Bodas, are extremely popular, as commuters use them to whiz through Nairobi’s infamous traffic. Boba Bobas are also widely used in Kenya’s coastal resort towns, like Malindi, Watamu, Kilifi, Diani, the city of Mombasa, Rift Valley towns like Nakuru, and the inland port city Kisumu in Western Kenya
An Interview With Ola Electric Mobility, India’s First EV Unicorn
July 31st, 2019 | by Erika Clugston
Anand Shah, Co-Founder of Ola Electric Mobility and SVP Ola, on the startup’s electrification mission.
China × Cleantech — November
December 30th, 2018 | by Tim Dixon
Welcome to the next issue of China x Cleantech, our November 2018 edition. As the year starts to close, we are still getting interesting developments from China, but we have to cover the numerous developments in November before getting to those. In order to aggregate and summarize the November highlights, here’s another edition of our monthly China × Cleantech feature, also published over on the “Future Trends” section of our website. See last month's edition for more
Nio Builds Battery Swap Stations In China For Its Electric Vehicles
November 24th, 2018 | by Nicolas Zart
While it may have seemed that option was long retired in the electric vehicle world, Chinese startup NIO hasn't abandoned the idea of swapping batteries in electric vehicles instead of — or complementary to — fast charging. The young company is currently building a sprawling network of battery swap stations throughout China
Gogoro Scores DHL & Taiwan Post As Battery Swap Partners
November 8th, 2018 | by Jo Borrás
Taiwanese electric scooter startup Gogoro has a sharp design, smart engineering, and massive capital behind it. Now, it’s taking its über-clever, battery swapping electric scooters to the big time by partnering with DHL and Taiwan Post to supply the two shipping giants with Gogoro 2 utility scooters
NIO ES8 — Could This Be A Serious Competitor To The Tesla Model X?
December 27th, 2017 | by Nicolas Zart
The NIO ES8 has been in the news lately. The new electric SUV from the Chinese startup (with billions in backing) certainly looks enticing, and Bloomberg has even called it competition to the Tesla Model X. Strong words, but are they founded on reality
Tesla Semi Truck — 8 Questions
November 16th, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
CleanTechnica's Kyle Field is in Hawthorne for the Tesla Semi Truck unveiling. He's getting or got or will get a pre-event briefing, but he's prohibited from sharing any details or even pictures from the site before Elon takes the stage and the event begins. I'm quite tempted to ask for some info off the record, but I'll just be patient and wait in line like the rest of you ... sort of
Can Electric Truck Battery Swap Really Work?
October 28th, 2017 | by Christopher Arcus
Tesla is about to reveal its truck, so it's a good time to consider the range and other requirements. Pack swapping has been considered a possible scenario, but how would that work and how many packs are needed
Electric Car Evolution
April 26th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Following up on my articles on the history of solar power science, history of solar power [&hellip
How To Develop Battery Swapping Stations
January 8th, 2015 | by Guest Contributor
By Mira Inbar @Mirainbar When Tesla announced last year that it was going to build battery swapping stations, many journalists [&hellip
Toyota i-Road, Fisker, Tesla Patents, Battery Swapping… (EV News)
July 3rd, 2014 | by Zachary Shahan
Time for another EV news roundup. I’m breaking it up into sections this time. Enjoy! Tesla Battery Swap Dead End: Tesla [&hellip
Elon Musk & Tesla CTO JB Straubel Answer Questions In Amsterdam (VIDEO)
February 8th, 2014 | by Zachary Shahan
Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla CEO Elon Musk and CTO JB Straubel recently stopped into Amsterdam for a 1-hour townhall [&hellip
Tesla Wows Again — 90-Second Battery Swap Unveiled (VIDEO)
June 21st, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
Update June 22: See 17 videos of the battery swap and follow-up Q&A with Elon Musk here. Original Post: You [&hellip
Electric Vehicle News Roundup (12 Stories)
June 13th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
As noted yesterday here on CleanTechnica, I was out of action for about a week (and not in a fun [&hellip
“Captain Sunshine” Interested In Buying Better Place
June 10th, 2013 | by Nicholas Brown
Yosef Abramowitz, dubbed as “Captain Sunshine” wants to purchase Better Place (its assets), which is currently in financial trouble and [&hellip
Battery-Swapping Electric Vehicle Sets 24-Hour Record: 1,170 Miles
August 24th, 2012 | by James Ayre
A new record has been set for the longest distance covered by a battery-swapping electric vehicle in 24-hours, 1,170 [&hellip
First All-Electric Subscription Plan: Car 2.0 Pricing
August 8th, 2011 | by Adam Hurwitz
A look at the evolution of electric vehicles and the first Better Place battery-swapping launch in the world, in Israel this August
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