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How One Chinese EV Company Made Battery Swapping Work (hbr.org)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Gsus4@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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See, Apple? Even cars can do it :)

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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I think it's great to see this happening. I've always thought this option makes sense. I still wish the solution was a drone that comes right to you and drops a battery into a port on your roof while you are still driving, but I guess that is going to have to wait.

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 33 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I want to see someone try.

Not because it's practical, or because it makes sense. But because it sounds like it makes sense but I'm practice would be so impractical and hard that the solution would be absolutely hilarious.

You're driving along the freeway at 70 miles an hour, and a jet powered super drone rockets along side the car carrying a 2000 pound brick of lithium and drops it on top of you like a fucking dump truck. The shock crushes the cheap Chinese car like a can of soda and the sudden change in weight sends the drone careening off in to the air at a reasonable percentage of mach 1. The last thing you see on this earth as your brain matter is squeezed out of your eye sockets like toothpaste is a wide eyed driver in the car next to you.

The resulting pile up kills 4 people immediately, and several more later as they get caught in an expanding wave of lithium battery fires that either burn them to death or suck all of the oxygen out of the air.

[–] cyd@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Did the car get successfully recharged though?

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

It certainly had more chemical energy added to it, so... yes?

[–] PostnataleAbtreibung@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Sounds good. Let’s work on the business plan. ;)

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Gotta start somewhere right?

[–] DudeDudenson@lemmings.world 7 points 4 months ago

I can see so many issues with what you're proposing, but hey auto grenade dropping drones have great military application