Tesla failed at battery swapping. Stellantis says it may have the secret

I was thinking someone was already doing this, and, yes:

> But the idea has become a reality, again, at least in Asia. Chinese EV maker Nio has been offering battery swapping for its vehicles since 2019. Nio now claims to be the world’s largest operator of battery swapping technology having performed over 32 million battery swaps since then at more than 2,100 stations.

Not _that_ much of a secret, then.

Seems like a slightly niche requirement.

It just doesn’t make sense when modern charging technology lets you add 200 miles in 15-20 minutes.

I know! Liquid batteries! Fill the car with a hose! And then, um. Burn the batteries, using the heat expansion to drive an 'engine'?

I agree that liquid fuel is a good technology. If you want to go 100% green, use biodiesel or something. Batteries are too heavy for planes, rockets and other niche applications.

Cabs here has a gasoline tank and a natural gas tank. They use the gas everyday because it's cheaper, but keep the gasoline tank in case they want to go on a trip.