Stellantis tests battery swap tech promising 5-minute “charge”

Stellantis has teamed up with U.S. startup Ample to test a battery swapping system that promises to automatically install a fully charged battery in an electric vehicle in just five minutes. Under a deal announced on Thursday, Stellantis will convert 100 examples of the 2024 Fiat 500e to work with Ample’s Modular Battery Swapping system. The cars…