Hacker NewsJun 11, 2024
Battery-swap networks are preventing emergency blackouts
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/06/11/1093465/battery-swap-gogoro-taiwan-earthquake/
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How battery-swap networks are preventing emergency blackouts

When an earthquake rocked Taiwan, hundreds of Gogoro’s battery-swap stations automatically stopped drawing electricity to stabilize the grid.

MIT Technology Review