‘It is much, much faster’: could China’s battery-swapping e-trucks be the answer to EV range anxiety?

<p>Battery maker CATL aims to have 2,000 swapping stations in China by the end of 2027 and to bring the tech to Europe</p><p>Every day, Wang Bing drives his big electric lorry to send around five tonnes of goods between the cities of Haikou and Dongfang on Hainan, a tropical island in southern China. A round trip covers about 500 kilometres (310 miles). But refuelling is not something Wang worries about.</p><p>“When my battery runs low, I just drive my truck into a battery-swapping station to get a fully charged one,” says the 53-year-old, who shares the journey with a colleague in eight-hour shifts.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/12/china-battery-swapping-e-trucks-catl-ev-range-anxiety">Continue reading...</a>