Better Place Demonstrates Two-Minute Electric Vehicle Battery Swap System [Video]

There are two mindsets about electric vehicle battery systems: one is that batteries should be bought along with the vehicle and kept as long as possible, and the other--supported by California-based EV services startup Better Place--is that batteries should be leased and swapped out when necessary at curbside stations. According to Better Place, the advantage to swapping out batteries is that drivers can exchange depleted battery packs for fresh ones in under three minutes, much faster...