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Ford has filed for a patent
https://electrek.co/2023/07/13/ford-patents-portable-charging-trailer-power-ev/
here is a french startup
https://europe.autonews.com/blogs/french-startup-uses-battery-trailers-cure-ev-range-angst
and my personal favorite (no trailer, but 2 extra wheels for battery weight. (30 mpg in 1980)
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/a31667259/briggs-and-stratton-hybrid-jay-lenos-garage/
Not surprised people are working on it.
It's a real shame that we can't get swappable batteries in my opinion. Standardise the technology and retrofit gas stations. Maybe there could even be a smart way to use the batteries in storage as a buffer in the grid, needed with the increase of renewable energy.
Not yet for cars, but I'll dream for now
Scooters with battery exchange/charging kiosk
https://www.gogoro.com/
Nicola already has a portable charging setup for its EV tractor trailers. At least they’re marketing one. I don’t know what’s actually in production.
But really there’s already an EV trailer with motors and a battery to make towing with an EV more possible. They picked a stupid name though. https://pebblelife.com/