Japan’s giant automakers are now looking at doing something similar with delivery vans and light trucks. One of the most successful battery-swapping schemes for electric vehicles (evs) is run by Gogoro, a Taiwanese firm. What makes Gogoro’s scheme so popular is that it uses a standardised battery which fits into machines produced by different manufacturers. Japanese companies are exploring the use of easily detached “cartridge” batteries to power such vehicles.These cartridges would be smaller than the fixed batteries of typical evs (though several could be bundled to provide more range) and would be standardised to fit any vehicle adapted to the system. Does swappable batteries make sense?
