We did get automakers to agree on a standard plug in the USA - it is CCS. Tesla just refuses to use it. (Nissan was the last other holdout but they are switching to CCS for their newest EV)

I work for an auto manufacturer and have worked on standards committees. (IEEE) There is no way you are going to get car companies to agree on a standard form factor and technology so that universal battery swaps could happen. Battery tech in an EV is like engine tech in a gas car - it is one of the defining features.…

It is peak load that matters. You don’t want everyone using a DC fast charger on the way to or from work. However there is plenty of excess capacity at night.

You must have an old Camry. The 2021 gas Camry does 26 mpg (combined) while the hybrid is good for 52 mpg.

Gogoro has been doing this since 2015. They have 14% of new scooter sales in Taiwan now.

Look at the picture of the Gogoro battery swap station. You pull your battery and exchange for one in the swap station.

Why? You need to check out the battery so if you try to sell it on the black market you will be charged to replace it.

Battery swaps are only practical in small vehicles where a human can pick up a 20lb battery and swap it.

Maybe because they were $15K and the batteries didn’t swap?

65 mph.   It is a good blend of getting where you need to go in a reasonable time and fuel conservation.

There is a huge difference between cruising in the left lane and actually passing people in the left lane. If you are passing a line of cars you can’t yield to one behind you that wants to go faster.

So looking at the VW picture above and your Tesla - the main difference appears to be that the Tesla hood is longer which lives room to put a frunk in front of the components.

Those components have to go somewhere.  You can either put them under the hood where they are easy to access or bury them in the floor and under the rear seat.

According to the DOE there are 4,207 CCS charging locations in the USA and Canada. There are 1080 Tesla supercharger locations.

I work as a manufacturing engineer for an automaker. COVID relays are a real thing. Not only effecting part supplies but also effecting equipment design and installation.

EVs still need grills. They have radiators for their liquid cooled motors and batteries as well as a condenser for the HVAC.

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The answer to the end of street parking is parking garages. When the city takes away street parking and puts those wasted lanes to better use then companies or cities will have to build garages. In very dense cities those will be below ground like they are today.

Look up e-TNGA. It is Toyota’s dedicated EV platform. First vehicle will be a 2022 CUV for Europe.

Toyota announced a dedicated EV platform called the e-TNGA in Dec 2020. It will be shared with Subaru and Daihatsu. The first vehicle built on this platform will be a Toyota CUV for Europe. It will be a 2022 model and revealed to the public this summer.