EV battery slow motion car crash

[@ianemery2925]

More semi bullshit; there are HUGE infrastructure issues with battery swap technologies; but it is true that most car companies still insist on bespoke battery pack designs, not all do this, Nissan packs are interchangeable to a great degree, between every generation of the Leaf and some other BEVs they make; and there will be pressure on all of them to standardise the pack dimensions to make replacements less expensive. Internally, the cells are already of one of only a handful of designs; so it shouldnt be difficult. Finally, hiding behind an "AI" voice - I fucking hate that.

[@gxro6883]

I don't disagree with your point regarding infrastructure, there are also huge infrastructure issues regarding total energy provision and downstream tear down and recycling millions of batteries each year. The question is which delivers better outcomes? Making a video recording your own voice is a pain is the arse, I'm not doing this for financial reasons so suck it up or don't watch

[@ianemery2925]

@@gxro6883 The problems with battery swapping has been gone over in detail, the fact that you cannot easily predict demand for battery packs you dont want sat at 100% for long periods, and actually having enough electrical capacity and physical storage capacity during peak use hours. There are also implications for wear with the contacts, as the batteries are being removed and replaced constantly; a worn contact area is prone to arcing, and heat build-up that can, under high current loads, be catastrophic. As an industrial electrician, I have seen what happens with a 150 amp, 440volt flow through a bad connection; luckily, no one died, or was seriously injured, but the machine was toast; as was everything else within 20 meters of it. As for battery failures in the millions - it just isnt happening; various recycling companies were set up to strip down and recycle these batteries, and they are ALL struggling to stay in business, as there just arent enough failing and being sent for recycling.