Energy buffer:
Vehicle's energy source:
- Capacity
- Power density (especially charge); not relevant in case of battery swapping
- Reliability
- Consistent and predictable remaining capacity at all temperatures and times
- Battery keeps working if one cell or module doesn't work
Constructive part of the vehicle:
- Volume (hence energy density)
- Weight (hence specific energy)
- Stiffness
- Battery safety
- Form
- Maintainability and repairability
Cost part of the vehicle:
- Cost (capex)
- Insurability (battery provides information needed to price insurance optimally)
- Opex: price of IoT connectivity, maintenance contracts (depending on how complex maintainability usually is)
- Price of repairment, replacement of a battery component or the battery as a whole