Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL), the world’s largest EV battery maker, has launched a modular battery swap service for electric vehicles in China.
Called EVOGO, the service will allow drivers to change car batteries in one minute, CATL said. During an event streamed live online (see video above), Chen Weifeng, general manager of CATL's subsidiary Contemporary Amperex Energy Service Technology (CAES), said the company will initially set up swap stations in ten cities around China that users will be able to access via an app.
EVOGO stations will allow users of compatible EV models to swap out depleted battery blocks for freshly charged ones. The first car compatible with CATL’s EVOGO service is the Bestune Nat MPV built by FAW Group. Chen said that more models would be included in the future.
