Comment Re:Use of interchangeable packs? (Score 1) 168
What I was getting at is that this type of scheme will get other countries looking at the solution and if that solution can be used within their city/town.
With a diesel bus having a range of 300 miles, timetables and the number of buses used, and the ability to interchange them quickly between routes, it will have taken years to bed the time tables in.
With the above system you are adding a 2.5 hour downtime per day to each bus. This is quite a complicated thing to factor in.
The reality is, that this type of system will become popular when they solve the ability to replace a spent battery pack in under a minute.
I do think this is a proof of concept, but to make it marketable worldwide, you need to be able to demonstrate how flexible such a system is.