crookedriverguy t1_j23bzi2 wrote on December 29, 2022 at 10:06 AM Reply to comment by Loki-L in ELI5 why do electric vehicles have one big battery that's hard to replace once it's expired, rather than lots of smaller ones that could be swapped out based on need (to trade off range/power/weight)? by ginonofalg Well, you're overlooking a concept here that *might* work: Car maker Nio offers battery swaps for customers with a "battery as a service" deal. A swap at designated stations are claimed to take 5 minutes Permalink Parent 2
crookedriverguy t1_j23bzi2 wrote
Reply to comment by Loki-L in ELI5 why do electric vehicles have one big battery that's hard to replace once it's expired, rather than lots of smaller ones that could be swapped out based on need (to trade off range/power/weight)? by ginonofalg
Well, you're overlooking a concept here that *might* work:
Car maker Nio offers battery swaps for customers with a "battery as a service" deal. A swap at designated stations are claimed to take 5 minutes