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we are living during the most extraordinary time in history of transport will go fully electric with ram, the audio and mobility shall we rev experiences neos ai system and battery swamping tack our state of the art. but just how good are they normally just took over to car? she is gonna park it in for you and. and the whole process from here, honest, fully thought ran analyzes automotive battery swapping is all the rage. but is it a good or bad idea for the way it's walkable batteries to say if the wood or do we just need better batteries? rev explores. this indian city is hoping people will swamp out motorized, transportation for pedal power. tell me idea, catch on

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screwed laser guided that on through the battery from the vehicle. we're going by 2025 to be present in 25 markets, both slides. so we have big and vision. neos, founder and ceo, william lee had a vision for his cars. one that laid emphasis on digital technology, artificial intelligence, battery swapping, and a tight knit community of neo buyers and fans. it's worked wonders in china neos home market. but lee has now set his sights on conquering europe. which is no way because it's an environmental friendly country. people's mindset this open we of course have the highest percentage of evie sold in europe and it is a sustainable couch. we have 98 percent of the energy calls from you renewable sources . and we like that and we will enter for new counties this year. so germany,

the netherlands, sweden and then grabs louise. copper is an onslaught and check out the 1st ever neo battery swapping station outside of china is car than e o. d s 8. the 1st neo model in europe, you are boundary level is low. i think you should switch to eco mode. do you want to find a charging point nearby? louis can stay in the essay as the empty battery is replaced with a fully charged one. so just to press star parking, or slope station park, and we're good to go. so now if you release the break. yeah. then, well, this normally takes over please. you want your surroundings and do not press the guest pedal owned the mario or opened the dollar. so i could put my hands away right now, which is which is pretty funny. so it, you see that no me just took over to car. she is going to bark it in for you and,

and the whole process from here on this is felice on, on the swamp station does more than just replace your battery. so this car has an ulcer version of the station as identify that the car has and also for version it's gonna update the car. ah, and then it's gonna do the battery so, so we always have the latest software update when you get out of power switch system, ideally, and most people have their, their car connected at home until the why fi car pulls in the data. also if you don't have it connected, it pulls in the latest updates, but it also installs. yep, it for you. so you don't have to manually press the button and go to swap station does adult for you. if you f over to your software, you cannot change anything. we can just change the features in the buttons you have on the screen. but with the firmware over the air, we could choose to say, look, we want the air conditioning to work. when the top is happening,

we want the screens to work. when is what was happening. so those things we can rewrite ended the core code of the car and change the experience. because now you see the screens are off. yeah, it could be the tweet, rico to car and away that in an exile for version it could be on neo swap stations . also that you change the size of the battery. you want to use the old battery is not going directly into the bathroom though it's 1st moved on the sides. then in the meantime, a new battery is being taken out from the battery hotel and will be put into the vehicle. and only after the swap event has finished, we have the old battery who is going into the battery will tell and is being charged in theory up or downsizing your battery as possible and to make sure its glitch free. an operator keeps an eye on things. seeing a touch screen, we have more than 860 swap stations is going very,

very fast. we have completed the swap stations in around 4 years. the goal of neo is to and soul and operates 4000 swap stations worldwide by 2025. and a thousands of these will be outside of china. ah. so what's my final verdict for today? i have to say i had a lot of fun driving the neo yes. 8, which is really comfortable. and the swapping station was really impressive to me because you can switch a battery in under 5 minutes, which is even faster than going to a petrol station. and i think this is the future of mobility. the used 87 sedan is set to be launched in germany at the end of 2022, with 478 kilowatts of power and 850 newton meters of torque. the top of the line model is set to go over 1000 kilometers on a single charge. thanks to it's solid state, 150 kilowatt hour battery neos clearly got v w and tesla in its cross hairs.

ah, the issue with existing batteries is that they saw this is the classic batteries not included. so do we have walkable batteries to see if the light or do we just need better matching? back you swapping is the buzzword when it comes to eve. but what isn't the deal with battery swapping, and is it a good or bad idea? welcome to what's f, where we talk about everything electric with. we thought my battery the now that a lot of every they items from watches to titus, the cameras. for why not swap out the batches and machines that he buys more by. that's what a lot of manufacturer seemed to be thinking. new in china and norway amble in

california. if he am in germany fan mobility in india and governor in thailand, the names just a few and half countries, all of the battery swapping. it's the quickest way to get people to switch to ease without range anxiety case in point india. in february 2022, when in death budget for the year was announced, union finance minister near malesky that armand said that battery swapping was clearly the way forward. and the indian government was hoping to standardize batteries, which would mean a one size fits all battery that could work for a variety of different school does or cars. in india bounce infinity offers the ones called over the option of swap a bell batteries. he no more took off his stayed up with go growth, battery swapping network and he to electric has stayed up with sun mobility. so it seemed to him, battery swap is gone. but even though everyone seems really gung ho about

battery squabbling technology, we're still wondering is battery swapping a good or bad idea to fully understand this, let's jump back in time to the 1st manufacturer who taught up battery. swapping more electric gauze battery is switched in an efficient, fully automated manner back in 2007 in israeli company named better place certainly thought battery swapping with a good idea. found a shy agassi had a lofty goal to reduce the world's dependence on fossil fuels, and he convinced a lot of people that this was the right way to go better place rest plenty of funding. and general nissan agreed to build cars to their specifications, so that batteries could be swapped out. in effect, they had separated the battery from the electric car buying experience in agassi's own words. in a sense, if you want to think about it, this is the classic battery is not included. so basically manage to,

to use the cost of the car for the customer and eliminated long charging times because the automated battery swapping system took all of 5 minutes to perform the transplant. so in effect, better place where the originators of automotive battery swapping. but unfortunately, by 20 putting their batteries wooded see despite the network of swapping stations across israel, better police didn't sell too many cars before it went bust. and that multiple reasons cited for this failure, including the fact that spoke with has many of the world. and most common goods weren't really ready for electric cars, let alone innovative charging or swapping solutions. so is battery swapping a good or bad idea? well, back in 2013, this guy seemed to think it was a good time, better place was filing for bankruptcy. he unveiled his vision for battery swapping

in the tesla model, s, but by 2016 bethlehem band and battery swapping in favor of georgia network. but not before the tech. no king said some more interesting things about batteries. the issue with existing batteries is that they thought ok so really horrible. they're expensive, they'd run reliable there. there's there a stinky, ugly, bad, and every way, ah, well jump ahead to 2022 and it's still hard to dispute. the things that must said about batteries. it's generally agreed that car batteries are expensive and heavy and take a long time to charge us. you have to be careful how you charge them because you might damage the battery chemistry which could lead to your battery. going to a better place sooner then later. ah, what has changed between 2013 and now a lot, including diesel gate,

which was the catalyst for our electric future. between 20132021 global e v. sales have drawn 33 dames. and with more ease on road now is the time for more charging infrastructure and innovative batteries, solutions i with battery swapping. ginger anxiety is a non issue. some more people are likely to buy a these would swap a bill batteries. and if you're selling ease without a battery, you're deducing the initial amount of money. a customer needs to spend. dust badges don't last forever. the efficiency tapers often eventually the day and replacing the battery in an e. v costs a lot of money. in fact, it upset one tesla modeless owner so much that instead of being 22000 your loads on a new battery. he blew his card up with 30 kilo's of dynamite instead.

ah, swap will batteries do offer benefits, but they're not. flawless. evie owners have no control over the condition of the battery. they get at a swap station. they just need to live with it until their next swap. and until batteries get standardized, you're stuck with the battery that specific to your e v manufacturer which limits your choice. and as is the case with swap over back leave, especially with cars, there's no option to try charging them at home. then just the fact that swap, batteries mean a lot more batteries, you need more batteries than just the number of vehicles on the road. and this costs more money money, which is eventually recovered from the customer via subscription plan. so eventually, stan, you end up seeing what it would have cost to buy the machine with the battery in the 1st place. and though some manufacturer, safe swap, a boat back,

she's need less lid him. you still need more batteries. so more manufacturing, more minute of more mining and more shipping, not exactly green. and in the case of swapping station, specifically for cause the robotics to automate a charging station at another element of cost to the process. all things considered batching. swapping seemed like a quick solution to our charging dilemma. on the one hand, it's low hanging fruit for $2.00 and $3.00 list. and when it comes to formulas that need to play constantly like taxes, a fleet vehicle, swap over batteries do make sense. but queuing up to swap the battery in a private gas seems a bit much, especially since if all goes well, even the batteries don't get a whole lot better, fast charging infrastructure soon. we'll said we do need walkable

batteries to save the world or do we just need better batteries? ones that are lighter, more efficient, charged, faster, and last longer and the batteries won't ever become more efficient, is manufacturing more and more of them going to saddle us. but the problem that we someday can swap out if you want more red, check out our youtube channel. if you want regular features about new cars and car culture and about mobility around the world, read can make you very happy. i vintage classics and future tech or just some of the exciting content waiting for you, subscribed to us that you tube slash dw read and you'll always be up to speed. most big cities have 2 problems in common traffic and the associated pollution that comes with it. but as one indian city is discovering pedal power just might be the

best way to fix things. on keith compar cycles for part of his 5 kilometer commute to work. but he doesn't own a cycle. instead, he rides a different one each day. and it's always ready to go with the click through an app. it's part of one of india as large as file sharing services called my bike. and compar is a loyal patron you know my recommendation. i really like my boss care because the cycles are equipped with basket. that where i can still with things like my laptop, if it launch boggle and water bottle. buck boomers, i got to stand for my community, my cycle to the bus stand and park the bike over there and what love park. then i take a bus, if you stopped it under to grab another my bike to reach my office, look at my office there. got that what i would come to our lives. and i'm at the

about the largest city in the state of good lap. like in other indian cities, i'm at the bath is working to integrate cycle sharing into the public transport system. here that includes a fleet of buses that operate in normal traffic, as well as other is assigned their own dedicated lanes known as the boss. rapid transit system or b r t s. growing pollution has spurred the push for better public transport across indian cities. the biggest cause of pollution is vehicles, their number is going up across the country and therefore, so as the traffic which causes more pollution and higher emissions. i'm at the bath is known to have one of the best public transport systems in india. but there's room for improvement. a recent study found that more people would use public transport if the city improved what's known as last mile connectivity. that is transport that bridges the gap between travelers, homes,

and the nearest bus one metro stop. what we tried to do was to talk to people about their travel behavior and how are they traveling, where, where do they go? and what are the modes that they typically not just focus on, but it also focused on the shuttle autistic shows or the question the other most. so understanding their travel needs is what we were trying to do last night. i think that would be very important for the public transportation network at the center of excellence for transport in about urban planning, experts worked with a focus group to advance the city's public transport system in they know that for their last mile or more, passengers traditionally have depended on rickshaws, private or shared, or simply their own 2 feet. but rick, shawn services can be unreliable or expensive, and walking can be uncomfortable and even unsafe,

especially for women. accountant already, sony is trying to offer an alternative with my bike. he launched the service in 2013 and initially spent years optimizing it by study in community her behavior. he believes bike sharing is the key to solving the problem of last small connectivity and more. you're talking about health issues. my bike is one of the on. so you're talking about climate change, my bike is one of the on, so you talk about when will it be traffic condition? my mike is the answer with about, but my bike is among the largest with 10000 cycles used by over half a 1000000 people across the country. it costs just $2.00 rupees or less than $0.03 a day on the making. it affordable and appealing to a wide consumer base. i'm of the form. believe that convenient says so is my are going to do that i'm but hasn't been going to be

convenient for the user. if yes, then i have a market for my product. if not, i move it. i'm. that's how we position my baby. make weird this always available. i'd the stations city officials have also made note of it's potential to boost public transport and help cut carbon emissions from private vehicles. in 2014, the city started its own bike sharing project called m de bike to integrate mobility services like my bike into the city wide network silvio. and do this on the bike system into the be artist. you provided them spaced along with the artist, go door, and now the people again use a cycle who do reach their destination and they can use the b r b as, as that means awkward medium. currently only 13 percent of our methods residents use public transport. lower than the country average, but with a metro network under construction, the city is seeking to raise by chair to 30 percent by 2030 minutes. when i 1st

started using it, i was the only person in my office who was biking to work. now there are 4 or 5 people who weren't using it, at least one day. we often it's a small positive change gender writers like on keith compar, give officials hope that i'm with about will reach its goal of better, more sustainable public transport. and hopefully more people will soon switch to pedal, power honor unicycle, yana. 10 am back in. can reach up to 40 kilometers an hour the coming of the combination of speed and balance. and the high risk is what fascinates me the most. i saw this day riding high in the saddle. jana keeps her concentration up and her eyes on the road and the little fun could present an

obstacle. how could someone in lanka, aha, i do have a handlebar that but it's mostly so i can lean into the wind and not for support. finally, the on bicycles. you can hold on to the handlebars that had passed. the unicycle doesn't have anything to stabilize you image where so you have to find your center of management and learn to build speed and confidence without using your hands off the bond. it takes years of practice to learn to ride with this kind of speed and skill even as a little girl, yana. 10. am back and felt magically drawn to the unicycle and began taking part in competition. what her talented balancing hasn't always been will appreciated. on the contrary, as kings lies on william as a kid, i get in trouble for tipping my chair up on one leg and nursery school and rocking back and forth while eating mine as from her guest. so they told my parents, they suspected i had a movement disorder and we'll talk was a strong head. but my father was sure that wasn't true and he got me into sports

side of it. that was the best decision he could have made. well, and i'm very grateful to him for it up of him. now at age 21, she's collected medals in prizes the world over as a 2018 world unit cycling championships and south korea. she beg 5 world champion titles in various disciplines. and in 2020, she broke the world record for the longest distance covered in one hour with over 33 kilometers on her unicycle. she even beat the men's record at that time. in few and many of the physically demanding sports that's just unthinkable as machine. and that was another huge step forward that that's really special to me was on the of yon, a 10 am bag and was born in tribal organ southwestern germany. she moved to berlin to stay. she set up a little workshop in her room in the apartment. she shares. she owns 15 unit cycles

for various purposes. one even has studded tires for off roading. as often as she can, she takes off to go riding cross country and other discipline that yana holds. a world championship title for and the only one she's ever injured herself. it does not mountain back up on hidden in a mountain bike or hit my unicycle from behind and a mud hole and my leg got caught in between his crank and wail. fetched my shin bone. got wedged amsec overton. i finished the race and one, but afterwards i had to go to the medic, the perry osteo was pretty swollen up. but that's the worst that's happened to me. outdoor so far, it is by comparison, the ride home through berlin's rush hour traffic is like a walk in the park. a unicycle in town may be unusual, but it's perfectly legal. and it helps or stay in shape for future challenges. and

greg, my one, our world record, leave some room for improvement. i'd say i didn't. there's also a 24 hour world record in a cycle writing for i'd like to go for that one too. i feel like you can sit on the cycle for a long time. you just need to practice. ride safe weather on 4 wheels, 2 or one and see you next time i rev. ah ah ah. with aah!

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