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NIO ES8 & 3-minute Battery Swap Station | FULLY CHARGED for Clean Energy & Electric Vehicles

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What it is

Fully Charged episode where Elliot drives the NIO ES8 SUV and visits a battery swap station that replaces the pack in about three minutes. It covers the ownership model of swapping and what it could mean for EV charging.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Linked as concrete evidence that automated battery swapping already works in practice, especially in China.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here is a video on how it works”

    Explains how automated battery swapping works.

    ComradePhil, 2022-03 · Recommendation · in “Two-minute battery changes push India’s delivery riders to switch to e-scooters”

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Topics: nio, battery swap, electric vehicles, charging, china

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