I just wrote about ONVO President Shen Fei torching the idea of extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs). He’s not a fan. However, he had something else much more interesting to say in the interview with The Paper, a Chinese media outlet. ONVO, like its parent NIO, offers battery swapping to owners … [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.
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]
Thailand has just received the first of many EV battery swapping stations, aimed at accelerating EV uptake in key tourist and logistics hubs.
Drivers in China will get to use 10,000 new EV battery swapping stations, constructed under a new partnership between CATL and Sinopec.
The US startup Ample is among the EV battery swapping firms poised for growth as the swapping movement continues to gather steam.
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]
