Although electric vehicles (EVs) might be the future, battery recharging times, the fastest being 20 minutes to an hour for direct current fast charging (DCFC) systems, will still be at a disadvantage in comparison to refueling times for fossil fuel-powered vehicles.
Hence, it would make more sense for EV recharging stations to switch used/spent batteries with fully-charged ones in as little time as possible, like F1 cars making pit stops during races, which would give them a competitive edge over DCFC stations.
The trick will be to do it in a more financially economic as well as time expedient manner, for example, as follows:
1. Reasonably-priced EV batteries that slide in and out from under the EV and designed specifically for the make and model of the EV concerned, for example, Tesla batteries for Tesla cars only.
2. Customers pay reasonably-priced security deposits for the batteries and only a minimal amount each time for a battery change, like exchanging empty cooking gas cylinders for refilled ones at minimal prices once security deposits has been made.
