L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoIn China, It’s Already Cheaper to Buy EVs Than Gasoline Carswww.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square131fedilinkarrow-up1657file-text
arrow-up1657external-linkIn China, It’s Already Cheaper to Buy EVs Than Gasoline Carswww.washingtonpost.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square131fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretriplenadir@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·2 years agoit’s the only place I know where it’s common to have your whole battery pack swapped out, much quicker than recharging a battery, and leaves the difficult job of battery maintenance up to professionals
minus-square/home/pineapplelover@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoI only saw a conceptual video on this but didn’t know it was an actual thing yet. Pretty neat
minus-squaretriplenadir@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agohttps://jalopnik.com/you-can-swap-an-ev-battery-in-china-for-7-1848277018 https://hackaday.com/2022/02/09/china-loves-battery-swapping-evs-but-will-they-ever-make-it-here/
it’s the only place I know where it’s common to have your whole battery pack swapped out, much quicker than recharging a battery, and leaves the difficult job of battery maintenance up to professionals
I only saw a conceptual video on this but didn’t know it was an actual thing yet. Pretty neat
https://jalopnik.com/you-can-swap-an-ev-battery-in-china-for-7-1848277018
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/09/china-loves-battery-swapping-evs-but-will-they-ever-make-it-here/