As electric vehicles grow in popularity, fleet managers are faced with the task of working around downtime for battery charging. OEMs are working on fast charging solutions, but a new report has found that another option, battery swapping, is arising as a way to avoid the downtime stumbling block.
Though battery swapping has not yet caught on in the U.S., it is becoming commonplace in places like China, according to a report from Cleantechnica.com.
Recently, Chinese startup U Power reported a quick follow-on order for its new EV battery swapping stations. Introduced earlier this year, the stations include free-standing, guided robotic vehicles to do the swapping in 2-3 minutes.
