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we'll go pull the electric with ram, the audio and mobility shout. we ran experiences neos, ai system and battery swamping tech are state of the art. but just how good are they normally just took over to car? she's gonna park it in for you. and the whole process from here on a fully thought ramp analyzes automotive battery swapping in all the rage. but is that a good or bad idea for the way it's walkable batches 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. can the idea catch on? amanda?

it's up that i look at the mouth isn't one on that single one, sometimes will take a look at that. other of your business john supplies looked outside to look at them if not, but it's worked out that gender and breath discovers meet the unit cycling world record holder who swapped out 2 wheels for one coming up soon, all should indicate but also on the options musical reason that i saw a revolutionary new tech, emerging green mobility solutions and tails of valor and victory right now on wrath . with you, a boundary level is low, you want to find a charging point nearby. and now we have 10 screwed laser guided that on through the battery from the vehicle.

we're going by 2025 to be present in 25 markets, both light. so we have big and vicious 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 at this. so germany,

the netherlands, sweden and then grabs lewis. copper is in fossil o to check out the 1st ever neil 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 start barking or swap station pocket and we're good to go. so now if you release the brick. yeah. then, well, this normally takes over please. you want your surroundings and do not press the gas pedal or the thief 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 gonna park it in for you and, and the whole process from here on his voice on the swamp station does more than

just replace your battery. so this car has an ulcer version of the station as identified that the car has also for version. it's gonna update the car, ah, and then it's going to 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 to 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 this for position does little's 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 this help 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 that we rico to car and away that in an xle 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 battery without its 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 hotel 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. 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,

and it's cross hairs. oh, the issue with existing batteries is that they saw this is the classic batteries not included. so do we have any 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 to canada. so why not swap out the batches and machines that he buys more by? that's what a lot of manufacturers seem to be thinking new in china and norway amble in

california. if the i'm in germany fan mobility and india and globally in thailand, the name just a few and half countries over the battery swapping is the quickest way to get people to switch to ease without range anxiety case and 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 kudos or cars. in india bounce infinity offers the ones kuda with the option of swap about batteries, heat or more to gov has stayed up with go growth, batteries, swapping network and heat electric has stayed up with sun mobility. so it seems to me, battery swap is gone. but even though everyone seems really gung ho about batteries

for big technology, we're still wondering is battery swapping a good or a bad idea to fully understand this, let me jump back in time to the 1st manufacturer who taught up battery swapping. electricals 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 batteries not included. a better place managed to reduce the cost of the car for the customer. and eliminated long charging times because their

automated battery swapping system took all of 5 minutes to perform the transplant. so in effect, better place with the originators of automotive battery swapping. but unfortunately by 2013 their batteries were dead sea, despite a network of swapping stations across israel, better place didn't fail too many cars before it went bust. and there are multiple reasons cited for this failure, including the fact that circ i 2008 the world and most comic goes weren't really ready for electric cars, let alone innovative charging or swapping solutions. who so is battery swapping a good or a bad idea? well back in 2013, this guy seemed to think it was good around the time, better place with filing for bankruptcy. he unveiled his vision for battery swapping in the tesla model f. but by 2016 tesla had abandoned battery swapping in

favor of best and push out the network, but not before they pick looking fed some more interesting things about batteries. well, the issue with existing batteries is that they saw a really horrible. they're expensive or unreliable. there are through spinky, ugly, bad in every way, and well jump ahead to 2022 and it's still hard to dispute. some of the things that must said about batches. it's generally agreed that car batteries are expensive and heavy and take a long time to charge. plus you have to be careful how you charge them because you might damage the battery chemistry, which good lead to your battery going to a better place sooner rather. then later, oh, what has changed between 2013 and know a lot, including diesel gate,

which was the catalyst for our electric future. between 20132021 global e. v. sales have drawn 33 dimes and with more ease on road. now is the time for more charging infrastructure and innovative battery solutions. i with battery swapping ginger anxiety is a non issue. so 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 less batteries don't last forever. their efficiency tapers often eventually be a day and replacing the battery in an e. v costs a lot of money. in fact, it upset one tesla mandalas owner so much that instead of being 22000 your loads on a new battery, he blew his card up with 30 gallows of dynamite instead. ah

squabble, 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 walk. 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 spoke a little back please, especially with cause there is no option to try charging them at home. then just the fact that swapper will batteries mean a lot more batteries. you need more batteries than just the number of vehicles on the road. and the cost more money money, which is eventually recovered from the customer via subscription plan. so eventually with you end up being what it would have cost to buy the machine with the battery in the put flip and do some manufacturer safe. swapper bill back. she's

need less lid him. you still need more batteries. so more manufacturing, more minute drove more mining and more shipping. not exactly green. and in the case of swapping stations specifically for cars, the robotics to automate a charging station at another element of cost to the process. all things considered battery 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 really. and when it comes before we listed 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 really need swap 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. ah vintage classics and future tech or just some of the exciting content waiting for you. subscribe to us at youtube slash d w. 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 indiana's largest pike sharing services called my bike. and compar is a loyal patron. yeah, my recommendation. i really like my boss care because the cycles are equipped with baskets, where i can store things like my laptop, if it launch bottle and water bottle. but for me, if i got to stand for my community, are my cycle to the bus stand and parked the bike over there? what love park, then i take a bus. if you stopped under to grab another my bike able to reach my office like at the office, the got that what i would come to our lives and i'm with 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 bosses that operate in normal traffic as well as other is assigned their own dedicated lanes known as the bus rapid transit system or b r t s growing pollution has spurred the push for better public transport. indian city, the biggest cause of pollution is the vehicle number is going up across the country and therefore, so as the traffic which causes more pollution and higher emission. i'm at the box 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 the last mile connectivity. that is transport that bridges the gap between travelers, homes, and the nearest bus for metro stop. what we try to do was to talk to people

about their travel behavior to power driving. where, where do they go? and what are the modes that they typically should not just focus on the bus to go to focused on shuttle or direction or focus on the other. so understanding the 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 i'm at about urban planning experts work 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 rick shot 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 one mobility, traffic condition. my mike is beyond. so you talk about mental health and happiness . i'm sure not, not many people realize this, but a lot of my bakers ride my bike because of the mental st. and happen is that they get out of it. other bike sharing platforms exist and i'm 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 firm belief that conveniences so is my alternative that i'm presenting going to be convenient for the user. if yes, then i have a market for my product. if not, i'm routed and that's how we will issue my baby. make me the service available at the station. 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 projects called under bike to integrate mobility services like my bike into the city wide network. so we'll do this on the bike system into the be provided them spaced along with the coder. and now the people can use the cycle to, to reach their destination, and they can use the idea. that means that what we're currently only 13 percent of

our residents use public transport lower than the country average. but with a metro network under construction, the city is thinking to raise back chair to 30 percent by 2030 minutes. when i 1st started using it, i was the only person in my office who biking to work. now there are 4 or 5 people who are using it, at least one day. we meet a small positive writers like on keys comstar, pupa fisch hope that i'm a sabbath will reach its goal of better, more sustainable public transport. and hopefully more people will soon switch to pedal power honor unicycle yon at 10 am bergen 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 of the stay riding high in the saddle. yanna keeps her concentration up and her eyes on the road. any little fun could present an obstacle . happy one in lanka. aha, i do have a handlebar that, but it's mostly so i can lean into the wind and not for support. party the on bicycles. you can hold on to the handlebars. that's out of the unicycle doesn't have anything to stabilize you demons. where so you have to find your center and learn to build speed and confidence without using your hands off to bomb. it takes years of practice to learn to ride with this kind of speed in skill even as a little girl, yana. 10. am back and felt magically drawn to the unicycle and began taking part in competitions. what are talented balancing hasn't always been well appreciated. on the contrary, as kinda lies on everything 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 i'm guessing. so they told my parents, they suspected i had a movement disorder and which was just room had, but my father was sure that wasn't true and he got me into sports side of the vista, and that was the best decision he could have made both. and i'm very grateful to him for it up of him. now at each $21.00, she's collected metals and prizes the world over at the 2018 world unit cycling championships in south korea. she bag 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. national. that was another huge step forward that and it's really special to me,

is on the of yon a 10 am bag and was born in tribal org. in south western germany, she moved to berlin to study. she said if a little workshop in her room in the apartment she shares, she owns 15 units cycles for various purposes. one even has studied 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 doesn't on mountain back up on in a mountain bike or hit my unicycle from behind. and a mud hole and my leg got caught in between his crank and wailing, crushed my shin bone. got wedged ends, oak grove, and i finished the race and one. but afterwards i had to go to the medic, a perry austin was pretty swollen up. but that's the worst that's happened to me outdoors 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, evelyn, there's also a 24 hour world record. and in a cycle writing, 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 on rev. ah ah, [000:00:00;00]

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