battery swapping

The news was reported by China Trucks, usually well informed about the trucking industry in the Far-Eastern nation. According to the article, "the test achieved a full battery replacement in just 150 seconds, highlighting a potential breakthrough in energy efficiency for electric logistics fleets".

The program will deploy more than 150 battery-swappable commercial electric vehicles and 14 modular battery swapping stations across Tokyo. In addition, the project will deploy swappable EVs, including MFTBC's eCanter light-duty truck and Mitsubishi Motors' Minicab electric vehicles (a kei-car class...

The system was officially released a few days ago during a dedicated event in Datong, Shanxi province. Back in 2023, CATL launched the brand Qiji Energy to boost the adoption of battery swap systems when it comes to heavy-duty vehicles. According to Yang Jun, CEO of Qiji Energy, CATL has already lau...

According to the new shared by the partners, the initial program is planned to begin in Madrid, in 2024, using a fleet of 100 Fiat 500e’s within Stellantis’ Free2move car sharing service. Of course, the application of the swapping system might be extended to electric commercial vehicles, too.

The solution developed by CATL, which supplies battery cells and packs to several manufacturers all over the world, integrates the hardware as well the software parts, with a cloud platform completing the solution itself.