Posts Tagged ‘battery swap station’
Renault’s 3 New Electric Cars (+video), Swappable Batteries, and Better Place

Renault has announced that they’ll be unveiling three new electric vehicles at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show this September. One is the production-ready Fluence (Megane) EV (above) and the Kangoo EV (both slated for a 2011 release) while the third is a concept yet to be unveiled and expected to hit the market in 2012.
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Video: Better Place’s New Electric Car Battery Swap Station In Action

It’s not cheap at $500,000, but the battery swap station can swap out a dead battery on an EV in less time than it takes to pump a tank of gas, Better Place claims. This first prototype was unveiled in Japan a few days ago and is what Better Place hopes will be the first of thousands across the globe.
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