Stellantis makes a big bet on EV battery swapping in new deal with Ample
by Andrew J. Hawkins from The Verge - All Posts on (#6GZ95)
Image: Ample Stellantis struck a deal with California-based EV battery swapping company Ample to power a fleet of shared Fiat 500e vehicles in Spain. But the company says the deal could eventually expand to include personally owned EVs in Europe and the US as well.
By becoming one of the first Western automakers to embrace battery swapping technology, Stellantis is betting that EV charging infrastructure in Europe and the US will remain a barrier to adoption in the near future, necessitating other solutions. Battery swapping could theoretically help EV owners power up and get moving without having to wait for long stretches at a charging station.
Stellantis will work with Ample to launch a battery swapping system for a fleet of Fiat 500e vehicles
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