Denmark lands Europe’s first Better Place EV battery swapping station

Better Place continued on its quest of global EV-battery-switching domination, Tuesday, bringing its special drop-and-swap charging solution to the fine folks of Gladsaxe, Denmark. An automated robot arm ceremoniously traded out the battery in a Renault Fluence Z.E. , marking the beginning of a nine-month roll out across the country. The aptly titled Battery Switch station is the first of its kind in Europe and the first of 20 to be installed in Denmark. It was a monumental occasion, to be sure, one that could have only benefited from a performance of Michael Jackson’s Heal the World as sung by Danish humanoid (and ladies’ man) Geminoid-DK . Full PR after the break. [Thanks, Tesoo] Continue reading Denmark lands Europe’s first Better Place EV battery swapping station Denmark lands Europe’s first Better Place EV battery swapping station originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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