What is a hot swappable battery?

Using hot swappable batteries allows businesses to keep their battery supply fresh and charged. Because hot swap batteries allow for non-interrupting maintenance, they can be swapped out without interrupting power. These features make the hot swappable component ideal for critical applications like medical equipment.

How much does a battery swap cost?

This level of integration and optimisation will always be ahead of a battery swap option. NIO have a one time fee of ~$4200 for battery swapping and this gives you 4 battery swaps per month . Let’s assume 10 years and you use this to the maximum this gives you:

What is the average power of a battery swapping station?

Data as measured by P3 gives an average power of 227kW. A concern with battery swapping is that the connection between the battery and the body is weaker. Having a battery swapping station network is a huge investment and means the battery and installation need to be kept the same across the vehicle lines and through model years.

What is battery swapping & how does it work?

Battery swapping allows a lower impact on the networks and, therefore, lower power charges, and also some flexibility to charge at times of better price or lower carbon content. On the other hand, it requires more than one battery per vehicle, with the consequent impact on the amount of minerals needed.