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Battery swaps could boost EV adoption, say industry experts
Over 1.3 million new energy vehicles were sold in China last year alone, and the figure is expected to rise to 1.8 million this year. Are there enough charging stations on the roads? In fact, there are over 63,000 charging stations across the country, and 284,000 public EV charging outlets were added last year alone. But in order to replace more fossil fuel-guzzlers with cleaner EVs, battery swapping may help EV fleet users operate their vehicles more efficiently. Battery swapping, either at home or on the road, is a common practice for small motorcycles and scooters. As for car battery swapping, it is not as simple as motorcycles, but it takes only a few minutes to swap the battery automatically, almost as fast as charging gas. There already are over 600 such battery swapping stations across the country. Sounds like an ideal solution for fleet users whose vehicles are equipped with the same type of batteries. Along with charging stations, battery swaps may help China achieve the challenging goal to have 80 percent of new vehicles sold in major cities be EVs.
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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202105/17/WS60a1b90ca31024ad0babe2bb.html
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