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Maybe because the battery is an large integral part of the car, rather than a small plug in part.

Tesla Model S chassis

http://large.stanford.edu/courses/20...ages/f2big.png

http://large.stanford.edu/courses/20...ages/f2big.png

New GM Chassis

https://www.cableforum.uk/images/local/2021/06/1.jpg

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In Taiwan you can subscribe and just swap out your battery for your electric scooter as you go.

https://electrek.co/2020/01/01/gogor...tional-israel/

It works for bikes, and I’m sure will catch on globally, but it doesn’t works for cars, as Hugh points out.

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Many many years ago, in a time almost forgotten, and just after school started spoiling our fun, my brother and I had something similar our father made us. Admittedly it consisted of a few planks of wood, 4 old pram wheels, and a length of rope for steering . . . but it was eco friendly :D

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Chinese electric car company Nio are working on just this kind of thing with Nio Power Swap - https://www.nio.com/nio-power

Clever stuff but would need standardisation or there would need to be a lot of battery stations for all the different manufacturers.

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And what if you arrived at your battery station to find no available charged "spares".

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You keep a gallon can of electricity in the boot for such emergencies.

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Gosh no, that would fall foul of innumerable Health & Safety considerations.
In the event of a substantial impact the container could be compromised, which is likely to unleash a flow of pure electrical energy into the car. If this electrical surge gained entry to the cooling system it would pass through the water, instantly producing Oxygen & Hydrogen . . a very volatile mixture with disastrous consequences if a person wearing a silk shirt tried to open the door :shocked:

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Probably the same as if I arrived at a charging point and it was occupied or unserviceable.

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Pack in the childishness and stick to the topic.



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Tesla already shows which charging points are/are not available for usage.

I'm sure the same thing could be applied to battery units

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Two or three threads to bump, chose this one.

Electric car charge points to overtake fuel pumps

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60863974

I walked past our local Tesco a couple of weeks ago and noticed 6 charge points - all occupied. The car park probably held 200 cars at the time.

I can't help feeling we're heading for a bit of a cock-up with electric vehicles, especially as the electricity needs to be generated by something, and those somethings are soon to be banned or sold at very high prices . . . could be paying £1 a mile by 2030 ;)

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We've had this open last year in Manchester, which I'd need if I switched to electric as I don't have a driveway. It replaced a ICE fuel station that had already closed and was being used as a hand car wash.

https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/lat...arging-station

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The Government's is looking at permitting onshore wind farms again which would help with more and cheaper electricity generation, but there is a split in the Cabinet.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60837170