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allcarselectric.com - 25 days ago
Ford's Director of Global Electrification Discusses Battery Swapping
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Autoblog Green:  Ford dismisses battery swaps

Conservation Value Notes:  Transitioning to Electric Cars: Ford Not Sold on Battery Swapping

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Ford dismisses battery swaps
Autoblog Green — Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Ford One of the favored concepts among many electric vehicle proponents (and, most prominently, Better Place) is replaceable battery packs as a means of "rapid refueling." However, aside from Nissan-Renault, no other major automaker has expressed any interest in the idea in the near term. Even Nissan is hedging its bets and the LEAF is not expected to include a swappable battery. Ford's Nancy Gioia is among the naysayers on battery swapping. Gioia is Ford's global director of vehicle electrification and ...

Transitioning to Electric Cars: Ford Not Sold on Battery Swapping
Conservation Value Notes — ... liked the idea of Better Place to replace gas stations with battery swapping stations.  Seems to make sense.  The infrastructure's already there all around the country (and world).  So instead of stopping in for a fill-up, people can stop in for a battery swap. According to Treehugger, however, Ford has doubts about the feasibility of battery swapping: Nancy Gioia, the director of global electrification at Ford (cool title), told ACE: "Battery swapping is an interesting concept, ...

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