Battery swapping is a nice option for certain types of vehicles and locations
Yep, long haul trucking this would make sense, provided the manufacturers agreed on a standard. Battery swap points at key long haul stops would go a long way towards making EV trucks more viable (it’s close but marginal at the moment). Your own depot can be a swap point for bigger companies.
I’m not entirely sure it’s needed though - the move towards higher voltage faster charging may well make this a moot point, truckies already have mandatory rest periods, if the charge times and rest times can line up then it’s not worth the cost (they don’t quite at the moment).
Long haul trucking could be the first use case for automated driving. They could simply swap the trucks and recharge them. Depends on what’s cheaper: Adding swapping capabilities or having the whole trunk waiting to be charged.
Yep, long haul trucking this would make sense, provided the manufacturers agreed on a standard. Battery swap points at key long haul stops would go a long way towards making EV trucks more viable (it’s close but marginal at the moment). Your own depot can be a swap point for bigger companies.
I’m not entirely sure it’s needed though - the move towards higher voltage faster charging may well make this a moot point, truckies already have mandatory rest periods, if the charge times and rest times can line up then it’s not worth the cost (they don’t quite at the moment).
Long haul trucking could be the first use case for automated driving. They could simply swap the trucks and recharge them. Depends on what’s cheaper: Adding swapping capabilities or having the whole trunk waiting to be charged.
Anything but building rail