A robot just swapped my electric car's battery
A robot just swapped my electric car's battery
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I believe battery and charging technology will eventually overcome the need for this.
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Anyone have knowledge of Nio and the long term viability? Are they targeting the US, or just China and Europe?
EDIT: found some info that Nio is targeting selling in the US in 2025.
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It will be nice to have the options for EVs.
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I love the idea of charging and easy to replace batteries.
I have to ask why? I can't see any positives outside of fleet vehicles and there are plenty of negatives.
Speed, for one. 5 minutes vs 30 minutes to an hour to be fully charged. Makes a big difference for road trips where you need to recharge on the way.
Repairability. A battery should be able to be replaced.
Having options is good for the consumer.
I find this kind of comments so stupid. The technology is well beyond proven. Logistics have had swappable batteries for over 15 years since the time of acid batteries. Nio is a rental company first and for them the model seems to be working. It's compelling for road trips specially since most of the charging stations are broken most of the time and for extremely dense cities where people aren't allowed to access power plugs at parking spaces. I mean, on the suburbanite hellscape, charging at home will always make more sense, but the US is not the entirety of the world. This things seem to be ripe for success in Asia and Europe.
20 below and you can swap out the battery quickly. Can't charge it if it's dead.