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Title: Mitsubishi Launches EV Battery Swap Network in Tokyo - for Both Cars
and Trucks

Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/15/2336...

In Tokyo Mitsubishi is deploying "an innovative new battery swap network for
electric cars" in a multi-year test program reports the EV news site
Electrek. But it's not just for electric cars. Along with the 14 modular
battery swapping stations, Mitsubishi is also deploying "more than 150
battery-swappable commercial electric vehicles" from truck maker Fuso: A
truck like the Mitsubishi eCanter typically requires a full night of AC
charging to top off its batteries, and at least an hour or two on DC charging
in Japan, according to Fuso. This joint pilot by Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Fuso
Trucks, and [EV battery swap specialist] Ample aims to circumvent this issue
of forced downtime with its swappable batteries, supporting vehicle uptime by
delivering a full charge within minutes. The move is meant to encourage the
transport industry's EV shift while creating a depository of stored energy
that can be deployed to the grid in the event of a natural disaster -
something Mitsubishi in Japan has been working on for years. The article's
author also adds their own opinion about battery-swapping technology. "When
you see how simple it is to add hundreds of miles of driving in just 100
seconds - quicker, in many cases, than pumping a tank of liquid fuel into an
ICE-powered car - you might come around, yourself."

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