How One Chinese EV Company Made Battery Swapping WorkGsus4@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.world – 374 points – 2 weeks agohbr.orgSee, Apple? Even cars can do it :)163Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentImagine the cost of stations everywhere that would have tanker-trucks deliver fluid that you'd put in carsWell yeah but the comparison here should be against a typical BEV. ICE cars are already being phased out regardless.This is not comparable. The fuel is spent and sold. Gas stations usually only have a few days supply of inventory. This is like holding engines in inventory to swap without notice on the spot. But in this case the engines cost $10k+. The fee to swap is about $12...so you have to swap each battery about 800 times to break even. See how you're wrong yet?
Imagine the cost of stations everywhere that would have tanker-trucks deliver fluid that you'd put in carsWell yeah but the comparison here should be against a typical BEV. ICE cars are already being phased out regardless.This is not comparable. The fuel is spent and sold. Gas stations usually only have a few days supply of inventory. This is like holding engines in inventory to swap without notice on the spot. But in this case the engines cost $10k+. The fee to swap is about $12...so you have to swap each battery about 800 times to break even. See how you're wrong yet?
Well yeah but the comparison here should be against a typical BEV. ICE cars are already being phased out regardless.
This is not comparable. The fuel is spent and sold. Gas stations usually only have a few days supply of inventory. This is like holding engines in inventory to swap without notice on the spot. But in this case the engines cost $10k+. The fee to swap is about $12...so you have to swap each battery about 800 times to break even. See how you're wrong yet?
Imagine the cost of stations everywhere that would have tanker-trucks deliver fluid that you'd put in cars
Well yeah but the comparison here should be against a typical BEV. ICE cars are already being phased out regardless.
This is not comparable.
The fuel is spent and sold. Gas stations usually only have a few days supply of inventory.
This is like holding engines in inventory to swap without notice on the spot. But in this case the engines cost $10k+.
The fee to swap is about $12...so you have to swap each battery about 800 times to break even. See how you're wrong yet?