To swap or not to swap EV batteries? The needle won’t move without interoperability between brands.
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To swap or not to swap EV batteries? The needle won’t move without interoperability between brands.

By Eduardo Saverin

A man swaps batteries at a Gogoro GoStation unit in Taipei on March 26, 2018.

Synopsis

Battery swapping has potential in the fleet segment — two- and three-wheelers, and light trucks. But its scope could be limited in personal mobility, especially in premium segments. Swapping is still not universal. Users can’t swap battery just at any facility as manufacturers use different standards for design and engineering. Also, there’s lack of standardisation among EV batteries.

It was touted as an answer to India’s range anxiety towards electric vehicles (EVs), as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech spelt out that the government will put in place a battery-swapping system with interoperability standards. Simply put, battery swapping is a method wherein a depleted battery is replaced with a fully charged one. But is it the magic bullet the Indian EV industry is looking for? Can it help promote the

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Eduardo Saverin