{"id":247866,"date":"2023-12-08T15:20:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T15:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=247866"},"modified":"2023-12-08T15:20:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T15:20:05","slug":"battery-swapping-in-a-fiat-500-full-charge-in-five-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/battery-swapping-in-a-fiat-500-full-charge-in-five-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Battery swapping in a Fiat 500? Full charge in five minutes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Modular charging stations developed by start-up company Ample can be set up anywhere in just three days<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--aC7C381f--\/f_auto,t_author-mobile@1\/v1678224461\/autoexpress\/2023\/03\/Ellis%20Hyde%20AEX%20web%20headshot%20V3_og9uuo.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--bE3o3Zc5--\/f_auto,t_primary-image-mobile@1\/v1702044031\/autoexpress\/2023\/12\/Fiat%20battery%20swap.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Stellantis \u2013 the automotive goliath behind brands such as Fiat, Vauxhall, Peugeot and Citroen \u2013 has found a way to get a full charge into its electric cars in \u201cless than five minutes\u201d using\u00a0 innovative battery-swapping technology.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all made possible by modular batteries developed by San Francisco-based start-up Ample and the two companies are now working together to integrate the potentially game-changing battery tech into Stellantis\u2019s range of EVs, which currently include cars like the Fiat 500 and Jeep Avenger.<\/p>\n<p>Ample\u2019s modular cells have been designed as a drop-in replacement for any EV\u2019s original battery, meaning Stellantis won\u2019t have to reengineer any of its platforms or its cars. And being so flexible, Ample\u2019s technology allows for varying battery sizes, created simply by swapping in a different number of battery modules as needed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--pL2oVo0J--\/f_auto,t_related-embed-mobile@1\/v1701870024\/autoexpress\/2023\/12\/Best%20electric%20cars%20-%20header.jpg\">Best electric cars to buy 2023\/2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stellantis is planning to offer Ample\u2019s battery technology on a subscription basis, which it says will reduce the total upfront cost of the cars. Furthermore, it says drivers who opt for it will always have the latest battery technology available to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ample has also developed its own lightweight battery-swapping station, which can be installed in public areas in just three days. And even the stations are modular, so can feature one or more \u2018pods\u2019 where vehicles have their batteries swapped out, growing to meet customer demand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stellantis says the experience is \u201cas fast and convenient as refuelling with gas\u201d, with Ample-enabled EVs recognised by the station when they get close, before the driver initiates the battery swap from an app on their smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>Stellantis is starting small with its rollout of this technology, with a pilot programme involving 100 electric Fiat 500s within its Free2move car sharing service. The trial is scheduled to begin next year in Madrid, Spain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khaled Hassounah, CEO of Ample, said when announcing the partnership with Stellantis: \u201cThe combination of offering compelling electric vehicles that can also receive a full charge in less than five minutes will help remove the remaining impediments to electric vehicle adoption. We look forward to working with Stellantis to deploy our joint solution across communities around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--Lt6QB68u--\/f_auto,t_related-embed-mobile@1\/v1701862850\/autoexpress\/2023\/12\/Best%20EV%20charging%20stations.jpg\">Best electric car charging stations 2024: UK&#x27;s top charger networks rated by EV owners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stellantis and Ample aren\u2019t the first companies to bring battery swap technology to Europe however, as Chinese carmaker NIO has already built around 30 of its \u2018Power Swap\u2019 stations on the continent. But that\u2019s just a fraction of the more than 2,000 battery swap stations it operates worldwide, mainly in China.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The technology has also caught the eye of Geely \u2013 Lotus, Volvo and Polestar\u2019s parent company \u2013 who recently signed a technical agreement with NIO to share its innovative battery-swapping functionality for future products.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Tell us what you love (and hate) about your car. Take the Driver Power survey now and you could win a \u00a3100 Amazon voucher&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoexpress.co.uk\/news\/361737\/battery-swapping-fiat-500-full-charge-five-minutes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modular charging stations developed by start-up company Ample can be set up anywhere in just three days Stellantis \u2013 the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":247865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Battery swapping in a Fiat 500? 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