Electric vehicle maker Fisker Inc said on Tuesday it would start delivering its sports utility vehicle Ocean

with swappable batteries made by Ample by the start of next year. The partnership with the battery
startup will help Fisker increase scale and adoption of its EVs in the United States and Europe, the
electric car maker said, adding that Ample will share revenue related to the battery swapping
mechanism. Battery-swapping, replacing a depleted battery with a freshly charged one, is fast emerging
as an alternative to charging EVs at utility stations. Fisker added that the initial customer for Ample-
powered EVs will be fleet operators who are looking to "transition to electric mobility without economic
or operational compromises." Long charging times that are common at most public and commercial
charging stations pose a major hurdle to EV adoption. MG Comet EV Review | India's most affordable
electric car! | TOI Auto San Francisco-based Ample is part of a growing group of companies, including
Chinese EV makers Nio and Xpeng , trying to revive and update an old idea: Leapfrog charging hurdles by
offering quick battery swaps to EV owners concerned about running out of juice while driving. Ample
aims to make its batteries and swapping process more widely available to different brands of carmakers.