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Chinese-Style EV Battery Swap Stations Are Coming to Europe
The venture plans hubs that can service thousands of trucks a day and aims to support more than 300,000 electric trucks.
- Octopus Energy and CATL announced a new joint venture today at the Energy Tech Summit in London, aiming to build a network of battery-swapping hubs for electric trucks across the UK and Europe.
- Dr. Robin Zeng, Chairman and CEO of CATL, said the technology has been "field-proven" in China and will now bring battery swapping to Europe as "a significant part of the future of commercial transport."
- Octopus Energy Group founder and CEO Greg Jackson explained that drivers replace depleted cells in minutes: "You can give a truck 500 kWh of electricity, but you took it from the grid when the grid was empty."
- Swaptopus plans to open the first UK "mega hubs" in 2027, with more than 30 planned by 2035, supporting over 300,000 electric trucks and unlocking more than £30 billion once in full operation.
- William Rowe, CEO of the Swaptopus joint venture, says battery stations can charge cells "when the grid needs it" as the two companies explore vehicle-to-grid technology expansion through CATL's global automotive partnerships.
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