@MugsysRapSheet @glennf @siracusa my comments here are my thoughts and should not be taken as negative comments directed at anyone as that’s not my intention.

Battery swapping is about to become redundant. Emerging tech in cars for sale now in CN (and this year EU) can charge at 1.5mW, and it is being put into affordable cars. Example being the ‘27 BYD Yuan Plus (Atto 3 in my market). Flash charging 10-97% in under 10 minutes and in an affordable market segment.
Many EVs in my country are at or below price parity with comparable ice cars. Flash charging is not far behind.
Battery swapping is a good idea in the heavy trucking industry, but has already been solved in the passenger car industry.
Many EV manufacturers don’t dictate their batteries, they use what they can source from manufacturers like CATL, BYD, Panasonic, LG. Regulation in a few countries for swappable batteries may risk manufacturers walking away from those markets.