Gogoro Goes Big With One Millionth Swappable Battery
Leading the pack with one million batteries and 255 million battery swaps.
EV battery swapping
Wärtsilä Is Swapping Batteries For Waterway Vessels In The Netherlands
Battery swapping has long been a controversial topic in the electric car world. Better Place tried it and customers I talked to loved it, but Better Place ended up running out of money. Tesla set up one lonely battery swapping station in the middle of nowhere for a while — … [continued]
NIO ES8 EU-Edition Review — Finally Someone Is On Tesla’s Level
Before you start, we just wanted you to know that we are also working on a thorough video review that shows a lot of what we will tell you about in this article. We will release this video in the coming days. For many years, you have seen our writers … [continued]
NIO Completes Its 2 Millionth Battery Swap
NIO completed its 2,000,000th NIO Power Swap this week. This took place in the Suzhou Delivery Center in China. NIO emphasized that its success wouldn’t have been possible without the NIO community’s trust and support. No other company has really made a success out of battery swapping for electric cars. … [continued]
Interviewing Etergo’s CEO: What The Ola Electric Acquisition Means For Etergo, Consumers, & Investors
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
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.
Nio Builds Battery Swap Stations In China For Its Electric Vehicles
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.
Can Electric Truck Battery Swap Really Work?
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?
Battery-Swapping Electric Vehicle Sets 24-Hour Record: 1,170 Miles
A new record has been set for the longest distance covered by a battery-swapping electric vehicle in 24-hours, 1,170 miles. That’s pretty impressive for an electric car, and makes a good argument for battery swapping as a good solution to the challenge of EV charging. The record was done … [continued]
