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EV battery swaps will be tested with the Fiat 500e in 2024 (arstechnica.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Also, I mentioned this over in the EV thread on the 500e, but the car has poor range, is expensive, and doesn't even qualify for full US subsidies. The 500e is DOA.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I have the original 500e (ya know the one with "80" miles of range) they're quite popular and very useful day to day. I agree the new 500e is too expensive but I think the range is fine...also the original 500e was about the same price but these days dirt cheap.

Back to the topic at hand: Fuck battery swaps, it's a bad idea with good intentions and that's why it keeps failing except for PEV (personal electric vehicles) such as mopeds/ebikes.