The GAME-CHANGING Technologies Coming To Your Electric Car

Jack heads to Oslo to take a look at one of the city's wireless charging Jaguar I-Pace taxis, while our new Norway correspondent, Molly heads to nearby Drammen to experience Nio's battery swapping station. Just how exciting are these two technologies and which one will have the biggest impact on your life in years to come? Check out the video to find out.

00:00 Intros
2:03 Meet the Nio ET7
4:15 The battery swap
6:36 Wireless charging
11:39 Ice ice baby
15:52 Pros and cons?

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[jno]

The wireless charging would be a game changer for disabled drivers.

Having to get your wheelchair out to plug in your car is a pain but if the space is to narrow for your chair it stops being a pain and becomes impossible…..

[jezlawrence]

Standards. Both these options, and cable charging, should be built to standards manufacturers must adhere to, so that only one set of infrastructure is needed.

[AlexisArreola]

The fact that you can swap your EV car battery after 2-3 years, +100k miles, for the latest battery model is very powerful.

[mortenmlbjerglund]

Great episode. Molly is a great addition to the Fully Charged team

[mcrkon]

My mind is officially blown! Didn't realize Wenatchee was wirelessly charging their busses already. So cool.

[anvoong]

I believe that NIO can add wireless charging capacity to every battery in the future so cars can both swap and wirelessly charge. NIO already has the patent for wireless charging.

[fsyserror]

Both technologies are very interesting. My issue with wireless charging is the efficiency. I would love to hear their numbers compared to wired charging. Usually wireless charging in consumer electronics is considerably less efficient and it's not very environment friendly.
But the appeal of this for public transportation is so tempting. It just makes sense.

[ChristianBehnke]

I love the idea of battery swapping in that you don’t need to worry that the battery will degrade, and you could potentially upgrade or downgrade you're battery capacity if you're headed on a longer trip but typically only drive in the city.

[KGopidas]

Both technologies complement each other and deserve to co-exist

[kenndo]

Molly is a great addition to fullyCharged ... great episode

[luciddestiny]

Another amazing episode chaps, the accessability advantages for these technologies are important too!

[TerenceHorsman]

I’m interested to hear how efficient the wireless charging process is. I believe that qi wireless on a phone for example loses a few % of energy to heat and other inefficiencies. Hope that this is more efficient, otherwise if the tech grows and gets adopted by cities around the world, it could have a substantial impact. Furthermore, how does the pad identify that you’re allowed to charge? I’d love to drive around town and get a free charge at a bus stop!

[joechavez]

Molly was fantastic! Jack, great work as always.

[adamkiddle]

I can see the wireless option being valuable to emergency services and Police vehicles. They can have their own micro network at key locations, and they're practically vandal proof.

[philmaughan]

Awesome video team..!! Love both technologies. I believe there is room for both on top of basic charging also, why not?! As an FYI, NIO is currently building out agreements with other car manufacturers to share their battery swap tech, therefore it will open up & out as EV’s continue to grow in popularity. It’s a positive future in the EV space for sure….🔋🙌🏼🔋

[rogeratkins]

Oh I so LOVE this episode! I've been on a journey...this is a kind of arrival. BIG fan of both NIO and Momentum Dynamics!

[streddaz]

Battery swapping would be viable for heavy vehicles that need to run around the clock, like mining trucks and loaders.

[nodavood]

Swapping is a must have. Because say, in 5 years, battery technology and energy density storage gets a boost. Or Lithium-ion gets replaced with a cheaper and better one. I want my car to be able to upgrade to the new tech.

[genestatler]

That was a very enjoyable and informative video. Molly is a great commentator.

[MarkHilton]

I think the wireless charging system is clearly the future for busses, especially once we have an industry standard like qi but for electric vehicles.