RE: Battery swap charging, BEV14 Jun 2020 08:33
Interesting article.
1. It doesn’t fully explore the FCEV option of having ammonia as a fuel source. Car would require a cracker of course.
2. It doesn’t seem to address that swapped batteries still need charging. Enter AFC of course and our off-grid charging solution has even greater use as the battery replacement stations would require the ability to fully recharge multiple batteries that have been swapped out. It certainly gets around the range anxiety issues we all have with BEVs. Also, it addresses the vast number of houses/flats in UK that don’t have off-road ability to charge your car overnight.
3. I don’t think the article addressed how the swapped batteries would be charged and the massive impact on the grid at the battery swap forecourt. Again, a massive opportunity for AFC here.
If the BEV is the VHS of the EV market then I am confident AFC have a massive opportunity to influence the charging across the UK and indeed worldwide. Fingers crossed we get a partner on board ASAP