[southernerwithanattitude]

Personally I’ve always thought the way to charge a car would be to switch the battery to a charged one. The charge time is just too long. This would require universal batteries and a fast way to switch them. Just throwin it out there.

[SaxxonWoods]

“Personally I’ve always thought the way to charge a car would be to switch the battery to a charged one. The charge time is just too long. This would require universal batteries and a fast way to switch them. Just throwin it out there”

My actual Rocket Scientist BiL has been saying that for years.
My addition was that the manufacturer doesn’t even provide a battery. You lease the right to use batteries from a separate company that specializes in batteries and “Switch Stations”.

No more need for manufacturers to make batteries or warranty them. Wearing them out wouldn’t be an issue, replacement cost would be added to the lease, just like a rental car, but you are spreading that cost over millions of drivers.

[adorno]

Personally I’ve always thought the way to charge a car would be to switch the battery to a charged one.

I've been saying that since the first Tesla was built and sold.

The only way to make EVs as practical as possible, is to make the batteries switchable. Never own a battery and have switching stations as prevalent as gas stations. The vehicle drives in and within 5-10 minutes, a fully charged battery is move in replacing the 'dead' battery (where the dead battery becomes a candidate for recharging.

With no battery ownership, most EVs would be cheaper to own than a gasoline powered vehicle. Batteries are the most expensive parts of EVs.

[qam1]

Personally I’ve always thought the way to charge a car would be to switch the battery to a charged one. The charge time is just too long. This would require universal batteries and a fast way to switch them. Just throwin it out there.

Aren't the batteries to run an EV 100s if not 1000s of pounds. And they are quite large. It would still be a huge hassle to switch them in and out.