The 22Motors Flow eScooter comes with a battery swapping system that enables riders to swap their depleted battery at a charging station for a fully charged one. As India continues to struggle with a lack of EV charging infrastructure — a common refrain in the country's push for EVs — this feature is being touted as one way to mitigate that issue. The idea is to swap the battery instead, and you’re off in minutes rather than waiting hours for your scooter to charge. But this system also has problems of standardization, the cost of swapping stations establishment and maintenance, and the long term effect on battery life. Is battery swapping a solution to India’s EV charging woes or is there a better way? In this article, let us dig into the pros and cons of this system, and see how this could be implemented in the Indian context.