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Originally Posted by OK-944

Would be so much better if EV's could simply be designed to quickly (and automatically) switch out battery modules at "refueling" stations. Simply drive over a "target," car then gets automatically aligned with underground battery swap mechanism - old battery extracted and refreshed battery installed. Five minutes tops. Why has this not been considered?

Different size batteries for different cars. What would owner of a new $150k Taycan think of swapping his new $20k battery with some guy with a beat up Prius who drove the piss out of his. People would purposefully game it bring in worn out crap or compromised from accidents. So, batteries need to be QC'd and certified. Imagine storing hundreds of batteries at your local station.