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Silicon
Valley startup Ample is
testing out a few battery swapping stations in California's Bay Area for fleet
drivers.
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The
company says that its stations can swap out a vehicle's specially built battery
modules and packs in 10 minutes.
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Ample
says that it's working with five automakers, without saying which ones, to
build vehicles with battery structures that work with the company's
battery-swapping stations.
One of the roadblocks
to EV adoption is that charging an electric vehicle takes longer than
refueling a vehicle with gasoline. Silicon Valley startup Ample believes it has
figured out how to reclaim those lost moments: with its modular
battery-swapping system that permits drivers to get fresh range in only a few
minutes. The twist compared to many previous battery-swapping ideas is that
instead of replacing one large single battery, the system instead replaces
multiple smaller battery packs during a swap. It's hoping the ability to
recharge an EV in just 10 minutes will appeal to fleets, and its first
customers will be Uber drivers.
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