Comment by ljosifov
4 years ago
Then you are going to drive 150 miles and spend extra 3 mins to change the battery again - no? Not a big deal, and certainly not a deal breaker. Nah - the pit-stop type battery replacement is the obvious solution to most EV charging problems, but we humans can not execute it. It requires level of coordination and cooperation between companies that we are not easily capable of right now.
Battery replacement works only if you make compromises. EVs are currently designed to put batteries where they fit, a standard battery means much less batteries and thus much less range. Second cars come in different sizes, a swappable battery needs to fit in the smallest car, leaving larger cars with a much to small battery.
Sure it can work, but overall I have to call it a bad compromise.