>> Renault have long since tried and then abandoned the interchangeable battery thing in cars. 2008/9
>> I think it was, in Israel.
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>> Didn't work.
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They did indeed. It was called Better Place. It failed a bit later than 2009 and they tried in Australia as well.
The concept was sensible but probably 5+ years ahead of its time. Some of the cars are still on the road and there is an informal network of users who permit charging at others houses when on a journey. But Israel is small and so it works. One of my neighbours had one and a high current charger installed in the underground garage.
However the issue of different battery shapes may impede further development of the concept.
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