It may seem that China wants to be big in every possible technology. That’s because it is true. China does indeed want to be big in everything. Today we take a look at China’s efforts to become a big player in battery-swap technology for electric cars.
This technology has mostly been rejected by the rest of the world, but China is launching new battery swap stations and new battery-swap cars by the dozen each week. In this post: a bit of history, a bit of policy, and a lot of new cars. To keep this article within readable limits, I mainly look at battery swap solutions for passenger cars. For an overview of tractor trailer trucks with swappable battery packs see my earlier article. Besides cars and trucks, China also has large battery-swap programs for buses, light trucks, and delivery vans.
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