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To: EVO X; chrisser

China’s Nio uses battery swap. Nio is probably the largest Chinese EV maker.

Despite that, the objection that EVO X makes is valid, and in addition the necessary contact points between car and battery are a weakness, a potential failure point. A permanent battery like Tesla uses doesn’t have that same problem.


163 posted on 07/19/2021 4:03:33 PM PDT by Pelham (No more words, now we fight)
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To: Pelham; chrisser

The EV industry has clearly decided to go the rapid charging route for highway travel. My guess is it will be another 5 years until 350KW charging technology is readily available. Tesla is still rolling out their 250K chargers. Only the Model 3 and newest S and X can fully utilize those chargers. I live at the intersection of I74/I57/I72. I’ve never seen more than 3 or 4 Teslas charging at the 150KW station. Most of the time it is zero to 2 cars. This suggests to me that Tesla cars are still just a popular metro area commuter car.


173 posted on 07/20/2021 2:55:42 AM PDT by EVO X ( )
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