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joenot443yesterday at 3:06 PM2 repliesview on HN

Range is frequently noted as a limitation for these vehicles, which is understandable.

In NYC there's a (somewhat informal) swapping economy where riders exchange their dead battery for a charged one. There are city run programs and under-the-table ones which are cheaper and less guaranteed. This is how people will do 12h DoorDash shifts without stopping to charge.

I think it's a pretty interesting idea.


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fwipsyyesterday at 3:12 PM

Do you know where I can read more about the battery swapping program? I knew china had some sort of program for EVs but this is news to me.

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hacker_88yesterday at 3:42 PM

Gogoro might be useful