Battery Swapping Technology

The main challenge in the growth of Electric Vehicles (EVs) is the Extended charging times. Today, recharging a EV battery takes from 30 minutes to few hours compared to refueling a conventional vehicle which takes only a few minutes. An emerging sector in the field of Automotive Industry is Battery Swapping technology. 

Battery Swapping technology offers a way to switch the discharged battery pack with a fully charged one. This can minimize the time spent waiting for the EV battery to recharge.

Battery swapping Technology has lot of potential however there are several challenges which need to be addressed. Some of them being:

• The lack of proper infrastructure of charging or replacement stations.
• The high amount of investment required for initial setup of battery swapping stations.
• The battery housing on the EV must be designed in a special way to support Battery Swapping.

Despite all the constraints, the Battery Swapping technology is one solution for saving recharge time. With on-going improvements in EV Battery Swapping technology, it has a bright future in coming years.