·        Silicon Valley startup Ample is testing out a few battery swapping stations in California's Bay Area for fleet drivers.

·        The company says that its stations can swap out a vehicle's specially built battery modules and packs in 10 minutes.

·        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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