NIO ES8 Battery Swap in Three Minutes
Everything Electric CARS · Demo · 13 min · 2020 · YouTube title: NIO ES8 & 3-minute Battery Swap Station | FULLY CHARGED for Clean Energy & Electric Vehicles
Why it's here
Linked as concrete evidence that automated battery swapping already works in practice, especially in China.
What it covers
Fully Charged episode where Elliot drives the NIO ES8 SUV and visits a battery swap station that replaces the pack in about three minutes. It covers the ownership model of swapping and what it could mean for EV charging.