BMW Rules Out Swappable Batteries For Neue Klasse EVs

Range anxiety among the few EVs on sale in the early 2010s was a big problem Tesla wanted to address. Some will remember CEO Elon Musk held a Battery Swap Event to demonstrate interchangeable batteries on a Model S sedan. However, it never came to fruition. That said, Chinese automaker Nio pursued battery-swapping technology in the years that followed. So much so there are now over 500 so-called Power Swap Stations around China. The whole process takes about five minutes, so only a tad more than filling up a gasoline or diesel car.While Nio believes these stations have a place in the automotive realm, BMW begs to differ. In an interview with Automotive News’ German sister site Automobilwoche, a company representative said it’s not feasible: “From our point of view, setting up a charging and logistics infrastructure for battery swap stations is not expedient.”The Neue Klasse…

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