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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ken Moritsugu and Ng Han Guan

China's CATL is planning a major expansion of battery swapping for electric vehicles

China CATL Battery Swapping - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The world's largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles said Wednesday it will get into battery swapping in China in a big way starting next year.

The idea behind battery swapping is to refuel quickly, similar to filling a conventional car with gas. Instead of waiting for the batteries to recharge, one swaps out the old ones with a block of fresh ones at a swap station.

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