Manhattan 2 | R&D - Battery Borrowing System

Create Big Battery Borrowing System for Cars and Buildings

Create Big Battery Foundation (BBF)

MA2 forms the Big Battery Foundation (BBF) to help coordinate multiple companies involved with large batteries. BBF is placed near Tesla in Palo Alto, CA and consists of ~25 PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and experienced engineers on sabbatical from industry (e.g. Tesla, Toyota, GM).

Swap Battery is Less than 1 Minute

BBF designs a worldwide system to coordinate the borrowing of batteries. This supports replacing a depleted battery in less than 1 minute via a mechanism built into cement under car. Car owners drive into a Battery Swap Station (BSS), swap out battery, and are charged for electricity consumed and wear on deposited battery.