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Can battery-swapping boost electric car sales?

New ways to power urban EVs are being explored - like swapping batteries and charging cars at your desk - to make owning an electric vehicle easier.

We’re in Madrid to discover a new way to power urban electric vehicles. No longer charging but swapping your batteries, or charging at your desk.

We meet the people trying it out, and speak to leading motor journalists to see if this really is a game changer in electric vehicle driving in cities.

(Picture: Black Electric SUV swapping battery pack in battery swap station. Credit: Getty Images)

Presented and produced by Rick Kelsey

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