Nio, in China, has revisited this, successfully.[1] They have about 2000 battery swap stations and claim to have done 30,000,000 battery swaps so far. They have a few demo stations in Europe.
The idea is to use smaller batteries for cheaper and lighter cars. Range is less but batteries are swappable for long trips.
The idea is to use smaller batteries for cheaper and lighter cars. Range is less but batteries are swappable for long trips.
[1] https://electrek.co/2023/11/21/nio-is-joining-forces-with-a-...