[vsmhn]

I still wonder why we don't see wide spread standardized battery packs placed in standardized housings, that could be swapped faster at existing gas stations with minimal infrastructure. Ideally, swapping would take relatively the same as filling a tank of gas and would be done by an automatic system. I've seen some videos of NIO doing this, but I'm pretty sure there's no standardized solution for the European market.

I think this model could work if car owners don't own those replaceable battery packs, but they just pay for the energy inside them instead. I guess it would be easier to install 1 automatic ramp in a gas station that services a client in < 5 minutes than to build charging stations that service clients in hours.

LE: not referring to the whole battery capacity, these packs could offer ~100km range depending on the vehicle.

[ZeroGravitas]

Most people don't need to fast charge most of the time, so it never really made sense compared with gradual improvement in battery size/cost and fast-charging, and greater availability of slow charging at places where cars park anyway.

Gogoro scooters used this model, and it might still have niche uses, but generally not as good as our current solution.