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fuck china, whatever they're saying they did is a lie
Nah, we already use it:
https://www.nio.com/news/NIO-reaches-30-Power-Swap-Stations-in-Europe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNZy603as5w
We just need to get our heads out of the sand and take these challenges from China seriously in the EU and the US with proper coordinated reindustrialization policies. Tariffs and bans only buy us time.
I know it's not "apples to apples" but swapping giant forktruck batteries (I assume they were lead-acid) has been done for decades too. I think we did it at Sam's Club, at least for when the batteries wouldn't charge.