ELI5 why do electric vehicles have one big battery that's hard to replace once it's expired, rather than lots of smaller ones that could be swapped out based on need (to trade off range/power/weight)? Submitted by ginonofalg t3_zxz45v on December 29, 2022 at 7:25 AM in explainlikeimfive 119 comments 275
RelativeMotion1 t1_j244ynl wrote on December 29, 2022 at 3:04 PM Some of them are like that. Ford EV batteries (like in the Mach E) can be opened by dealerships, and individual modules (an array of cells) can be replaced. Link with pics. Less shipping, less waste, less cost. Permalink 5
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