It was my boss, he was in China last week and this is what he saw on the ground and what people told him. Maybe it was just the specific part of China he was in? I thought it was a great idea for a model, especially those who live in large apartment blocks in Ireland. They can’t all pass a charging cord in through a window which is what some people do here.Have you a source for this? Battery swapping is niche compared to standard charging and not possible on the top selling models. Most Chinese EV owners charge at their housing complexes according to this article in Reuters
Wouldn't work in Ireland with expensive labour, compo culture etc. The service stations would need a huge premises to facilitate this. Think about all the expensive and heavy lifting gear you would need to do this. No service station in their right mind would go for this, it's a battle just to get them to put in the fast chargers. In china the state is fully behind the electric car business since they see it as a way to jump over the western automobile industry, it's not about environmental concerns but geopolitical, it's a way for them to get ahead of western technology.
It was my boss, he was in China last week and this is what he saw on the ground and what people told him. Maybe it was just the specific part of China he was in? I thought it was a great idea for a model, especially those who live in large apartment blocks in Ireland. They can’t all pass a charging cord in through a window which is what some people do here.
No, the top selling EV models in China don't support battery swapping. The majority of EV owners in China charge at home. Battery swapping may well take off in the future but right now, the figures don't support what he said. China has around 2 million public chargers and only around 3000 battery swpping locations. Swapping is niche.You are correct in what you've said - people here need simply do a few minutes research online, reading up on NIO, to see that your are correct.
You can do both. The bottles recycling is as usual a last minute rush to get something most "developed" countries did decades ago.Most drivers only drive short distances. But...the lack of chargers in the country is another failing of government. If they want people to move away from combustible engines, they need to make it more appealing for people to be able to charge their cars. There should have been massive investment into charging stations in conjunction with the petrol stations on motorways and towns. Instead they imposed a tax on plastic bottles...
Approx 1% of the population of China, own EVs. That's fat too small to be basing your views on.No, the top selling EV models in China don't support battery swapping. The majority of EV owners in China charge at home. Battery swapping may well take off in the future but right now, the figures don't support what he said. China has around 2 million public chargers and only around 3000 battery swpping locations. Swapping is niche.
Approx 1% of the population of China, own EVs. That's fat too small to be basing your views on.
Go and take a look at the percentage of Chinese living in apartments, compared to houses, and then ask yourself if its realistic to give them individual chargers. The same question can be asked, for other high rise cities, elsewhere in the world.
It could be 10% in Shanghai and 0.1% in the rural interior. EVs are now over half of new sales in Shanghai. People don’t appreciate big differences in living standards within China.Approx 1% of the population of China, own EVs.
It could be 10% in Shanghai and 0.1% in the rural interior. EVs are now over half of new sales in Shanghai. People don’t appreciate big differences in living standards within China.
Anyway 1% of a massive number is still a big number.
None of the above. I just mosey on down to the forecourt to fill up, grab a nice cuppa while paying and drive off.Does working out your home energy rates and subscriptions and smart meter make your head spin. Because it's literally exactly same thing. If you're paying 30c per kWh for using your cooker or washing machine.
Plug in at the 3 pin. Does that need explaining? Or buy a faster home charger. Less than the cost of most peoples new iPhone or TV.
Have you used a fuel card for petrol. Credit card for petrol pump. Same thing with public chargers. Just remember not to use a square plug in round hole, don't put diesel in your petrol car. Same sort of thing.
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