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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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[–] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

What if they EOL the battery and stops the leasing program? Now the perfectly fine car is non functional because it's missing a battery. If I replace it, I'm just contributing more waste, not in materal but energy. Is that the "green" future we all after?

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I'd assume you could still charge them the regular way. You'd just no longer get a fresh one, but that just puts you on par with the other EVs

[–] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 months ago

The ownership is still questionable. Even if that's the case, you're stuck with the battery you last swapped in, which you don't know the wear level or how long it will last.