Interesting concept. However, remember how long the world fought to get a standard cell phone charging port? Now try to get the top 10 vehicle manufacturers to agree on a battery format, size, connections, etc.
I would imagine it would be similar to battery powered forklifts. We would limp the forklifts into a battery room, flip the seat backwards, unplug the connector, connect the overhead lift to the battery and swap them out. The batteries were massive, my 5-year-old memories want to say 4'x3'x3'.
But, making a standard trunk design that flips in a way to allow cargo but also swapping the battery... I could see it as being possible.
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