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The US Now Has 1 Fast EV Charging Station for Every 15 Gas Stations (lemmy.ca)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Sure, I was thinking that too but how do you do that? You'd either need a repo rule where if you stop paying a subscription or whatever you have to return the battery, or they come take it. That or you need to pay a large fee for the cost of the battery and you get it back upon its return when you stop the service. The latter solution would lose a lot of customers who can't or don't want to afford that cast. The former is a huge hassle and I don't think it's work at all. Uninstalling a car battery isn't simple. I guess it could just be handled as general debt?

Anyway, there's a lot of issues with battery swapping to solve a problem that doesn't really exist, for the vast majority at least. Most people will never need a fast charger or battery swap. They'll charge at home or work and never have to think about running out. It doesn't need to be complicated.