Photo Credit: Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] CATL truck battery swap station
CATL Battery Swap Electric Semi Tech Cleans Up The "Messy Middle"
19 May 2025 | Abstracted from Electrek
"...the goal was to advance the adoption of battery swap technology in the heavy truck segment. To that end, CATL revealed a new, standardized battery pack it's calling 75#
"..a dozen heavy truck, terminal tractor, and heavy equipment manufacturers to develop more than 30 battery swap-enabled electric vehicles capable of running on 75#....300 battery swap stations serving heavy trucks in 13 core regions in China by the end of 2025."
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