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How One Chinese EV Company Made Battery Swapping Work (hbr.org)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
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See, Apple? Even cars can do it :)

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[–] slaacaa 28 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

The company (NIO) owns them and you are leasing the batteries. The car is cheaper this way, as you don’t buy the battery up front, but pay a monthly fee (~200+ in Germany).

You have a fixed number of swaps per month, above that you have to pay extra.

Source: colleague uses a car like this and explained the details.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I hope it’s not 200€ but it’s way higher than what I pay for the gas.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 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.