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[Dormant] Electric Vehicles
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Well, you can generally. But it's like doing an engine swap on ICE cars. Only worth considering if you're getting a project car or have a very valuable new one that's met some kind of disaster. Essentially never a needed thing.
Swapping the battery in a lot of EVs isn't very difficult either. You just disconnect the main power lines, some coolant/airflow lines, and you can drop it easily. There's nothing in the way normally since the battery basically is the floor of the car.
The only issue is that they're heavy, but you can easily get jacks designed for the heavy wide load.
This really depends on the car. For the generally anti-Musk crowd here, yes, you're just about right because "EV" means a whole swath of different cars. If you say EV to the gen pop, they hear "Tesla" and those battery systems are buried much further into the vehicle. The Model Y's structural pack has a 343 step r&r process and requires interior removal. A Leaf's battery does drop out the bottom more like a traditional gas tank.