Three-Row VW ID. Buzz Doesn't Have Many Direct Competitors in US, but Alternatives Exist
Ample Announces 5-Minute Swap via Second-Generation Battery Module Swapping Station
17 May 2023, 22:21 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / This is not the only ambitious target the company has: it also plans to allow 1 billion BEVs on the roads worldwide but did not set a date for that.
For BEVs Not to Be Rich People's Toys, We Need Feasible Battery Pack Replacement Plans
12 May 2023, 22:24 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It is clear that they will eventually need to be replaced, but nobody so far has said how they plan to keep older BEVs running.
Fisker Ocean Will Use Ample's Battery Module Swapping System
2 May 2023, 23:12 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The American startup will focus on fleets operators who want to transition to electric cars, with deliveries expected by Q1 2024
What the World Wants Automotive Easter (Pesach) to Be?
10 Apr 2023, 17:09 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / As weird as it may seem to compare a religious celebration to the EV transition that is happening now, it is also pretty fitting.
If Batteries Are Wear Parts In Anything That Needs Them, Why Wouldn't They Be In Cars?
9 Mar 2023, 17:27 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / We already know that some computers need to be replaced with time, but people are still treating batteries as permanent, and they are not
Charging EVs As They Travel: Wireless Inductive, Conductive, or Battery Swap? (Part 3)
26 Feb 2023, 14:14 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The third alternative to plug-in charging electric vehicles is a little bit like magic. But is it better than conductive charging or battery swapping?
NIO President Confirms Two New Sub-Brands: ALPS and Firefly
28 Jan 2023, 09:24 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / If it works out for NIO, that will be a lesson on preserving a brand's premium feeling while venturing into mass production.
NIO Delivered 122,486 EVs in 2022, December Was Strangely the Best Month
1 Jan 2023, 17:17 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The up-and-coming Chinese brand is ready to tackle big names from the auto industry abroad too, not only at home. And the results aren’t lacking
NIO Introduces the EC7 and All-New ES8 at NIO Day 2022
26 Dec 2022, 11:43 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Deliveries should kick off in May 2023 for the EC7 and in June 2023 for the ES8 made over NIO’s new platform, the NT2.0.
NIO Will Show Two New EVs and 3rd-Generation Battery Swapping Station on NIO Day 2022
21 Dec 2022, 18:17 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / With so many gifts for its fans, it does not seem like a random choice for this year’s event to take place on Christmas Eve
What If We Are Wrong About Electric Cars? Part 4 – A Convenience Discussion
18 Dec 2022, 08:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / This series of articles wants to discuss ways to save personal transportation in a sustainable way. That said, BEVs must be convenient. Are they?
Gogoro Brings Battery Swapping to the Philippines, Aims to Transform Last-Mile Deliveries
30 Nov 2022, 15:49 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Another country will be introduced to Gogoro's sustainable, efficient battery-swapping platform. The Gogoro Network will soon incorporate the Philippines.
NIO Is Apparently Preparing an ET5 Station Wagon for European Customers
24 Nov 2022, 23:41 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The prototype was photographed under heavy disguise while testing on Chinese roads, but its front end is too peculiar for the camo to work.
Gogoro Teams Up With Zypp Electric to Introduce Battery Swapping Stations in India
4 Nov 2022, 14:48 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / Gogoro is expanding its network of battery swapping technology to India by partnering with a last-mile delivery business
Gogoro Brings Its Battery Swapping Stations to India, Teams Up With Zypp Electric
3 Nov 2022, 14:26 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Taiwan-based Gogoro expands its battery swapping network, adding India to its list. The company announced a partnership with EV delivery company Zypp Electric
Honda Begins Sales of Its Power Pack Exchanger E: Battery Swapping Station in Japan
29 Oct 2022, 16:56 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / Battery swapping stations might help shape the future of urban mobility, especially in overcrowded cities - Honda has began selling the technology in Japan
Rising Auto R7 Makes Its World Premiere, Reveals Battery Swap Options and Luminar LiDAR
29 Sep 2022, 10:47 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The SAIC brand’s new electric SUV will have two battery pack options, both of which will only be available to those leasing the battery pack
Rising Auto Will Compete With NIO in Battery Pack Swapping With CATL's Help
23 Sep 2022, 17:47 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / With the Rising Auto R7, the company will start to swap battery packs in more than 3,000 battery swapping stations by 2025.
Gogoro's Battery Swapping Stations for Electric Scooters Are Now Available in Tel Aviv
6 Sep 2022, 14:49 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Taiwanese EV and battery developer Gogoro is bringing its battery swapping stations to Europe, launching recently in Tel Aviv, Israel
NIO Reaches 1,000 Battery Swap Stations; Better Said, They’re Already 1,011
6 Jul 2022, 18:22 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company opened 12 new stations on NIO Power Day 2022, where it also shared pretty interesting data about battery pack swapping