EcoSwift Brings Big Rig Battery Swapping To Singapore - CleanTechnica

EcoSwift has introduced a battery swapping station for heavy-duty electric trucks in Singapore, addressing key challenges faced by densely populated cities in transitioning from diesel to electric freight transport. Traditional fast-charging infrastructure for big rigs requires large spaces and significant electrical capacity, which are scarce and costly in Singapore. EcoSwift’s automated swapping station can replace truck batteries in under five minutes, occupies only one-sixteenth of the space needed for conventional charging of 30 trucks, and uses significantly less power (1,600 amps versus 6,000 amps). The facility can service up to 60 trucks daily and costs about one-third as much to build as a typical charging hub. Currently, only one truck model from China’s Sany Group is compatible, but the project aims to encourage other manufacturers to adopt swappable battery designs. Battery swapping technology is well established in China, where it accounts for a substantial share of electric heavy-duty truck sales, and is gaining traction globally as a solution to urban space and grid constraints. European