CATL just announced a $2B investment in modular swap stations, while startups like Ample are partnering with Uber fleets. The writing''s on the wall: energy storage isn''t just about holding
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The ongoing research project features a battery swapping station that provides fully charged batteries to 100 two- and three-wheeler EVs in a designated rural area, as shown in Fig. 4. This existing swapping station network is part of the research initiative and has a tentative payback period of nine years.
Growing the need for effective, large-scale, and easy charging facilities has been induced by the success of electric vehicles (EVs). Battery Swap Stations (BSS) are one of the more recent options to conventional plug-in charging that hold solutions to issues of battery degrading, range anxiety, and extended recharging time.
These startups develop battery swapping technologies or networks of stations where EV (or e-bike) users can quickly exchange depleted batteries for fully charged ones, instead of long charging. Gogoro is an electric scooter maker.
Battery swapping stations (BSS), which provide quicker energy replenishment and facilitate innovative business models like Battery-as-a-Service, have been a subject of interest as a prospective supplement to conventional plug-in charging .
