Nope it’s a dead end. At least that’s what I think.
Even disregarding the necessary standardization for it to succeed, and the required space and mechanism for the change that makes it more expensive to run. It is still a dead end.
Fast chargers are getting so good that the time saved isn’t worth it, in fact time saved will be zero in few years time.
The new high end standard already widely available is 300kW, and you can even get 400kW now. Even with just 150 kW charging you can charge an 80 kWh battery in about 20 minutes. And this is improving fast with new cars.
BYD already has a complete 1 MW charging solution that is rolled out now, and CATL has batteries that can handle 1.3 MW charging.
With the CATL 1.3 MW charging, it is possible to charge an 80 KW battery from 10-80% in a mere 2½ minutes!! While BYD is 10-60% in 5 minutes.
This will probably take a few years to become available in Europe, but the technology is there now. And many new models coming this year can handle the 300 kW charging which is already pretty fast, charging from 10-80% in just over 10 minutes.
Charging at home and Fast charging will soon make battery swap completely redundant, at least for normal cars.
Nope it’s a dead end. At least that’s what I think.
Even disregarding the necessary standardization for it to succeed, and the required space and mechanism for the change that makes it more expensive to run. It is still a dead end.
Fast chargers are getting so good that the time saved isn’t worth it, in fact time saved will be zero in few years time. The new high end standard already widely available is 300kW, and you can even get 400kW now. Even with just 150 kW charging you can charge an 80 kWh battery in about 20 minutes. And this is improving fast with new cars.
BYD already has a complete 1 MW charging solution that is rolled out now, and CATL has batteries that can handle 1.3 MW charging.
With the CATL 1.3 MW charging, it is possible to charge an 80 KW battery from 10-80% in a mere 2½ minutes!! While BYD is 10-60% in 5 minutes.
This will probably take a few years to become available in Europe, but the technology is there now. And many new models coming this year can handle the 300 kW charging which is already pretty fast, charging from 10-80% in just over 10 minutes.
Charging at home and Fast charging will soon make battery swap completely redundant, at least for normal cars.