Electric vehicles need a little help. It’s no use each manufacturer pursuing their own thing. For EVs to really take off what is needed is agreement on standards.
- Batteries should be standardized and modularized.
- Charge the battery, not the car. Charging batteries takes too long. Battery swapping is better than car charging.
- Batteries should be modular so that more power can be added simply by adding more batteries.
- Replace petrol stations and charging points with battery points. Battery dispensers provide battery exchanges so depleted batteries can be swapped for fully charged batteries for a fee. This can be automated.
- Battery dispensers take up little space and can be ubiquitous and distributed.
- Returned depleted batteries are recharged and recirculated.
- Cars can be designed with varying maximum battery capacities. Users can decide how many batteries to run with depending on their usage requirements.