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Old 01-17-2020, 03:54 PM   #83 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Gasoline Fumes View Post
Hopefully there will be aftermarket battery retrofits with more range for older EVs in a few years. Being able to change energy sources with no vehicle mods is a great EV benefit too. An EV charged by coal electricity can switch to renewable energy much easier than a gas/diesel vehicle!
But with companies locking down components that have to have an encrypted digital hand shake with other components or it will be seen as invalid... That makes it hard to just swap batteries.
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