Universal Electric Vehicle Battery Cartridge and Swap Ecosystem
This invention is a "universal" battery system for electric vehicles (EVs) that works like AA batteries do for household electronics. Instead of plugging in your car and waiting hours for it to charge, you simply pull into an automated station where a robotic arm swaps your empty battery "cartridge" for a fresh one in minutes. These cartridges are designed with a standard shape and size so they can fit into many different types of vehicles—from scooters and cars to delivery vans—regardless of the brand. The system also includes a smart billing network that tracks your usage and a recycling program that ensures old batteries are safely broken down and reused to make new ones.
Currently, owning an EV can be frustrating because of three main issues:
"Range Anxiety" and Long Waits: Charging a car takes much longer than filling a tank of gas, and there aren't always enough fast chargers available.
Lack of Standards:
Different car companies use different battery designs. A battery from one brand won't work in another, which makes it hard to build a single, massive network of charging or swapping stations that everyone can use.
Waste and Costs:
When batteries die, they are often difficult to recycle efficiently, and the high cost of the battery itself makes EVs more expensive for the average person.
The invention solves these problems by creating a Standardised Ecosystem consisting of four parts:
Universal Cartridges: Every battery has the same "plug-and-play" shape, safety locks, and connectors, making them compatible across various vehicle classes.
Smart Vehicle Slots: Cars are built with a special "blind-insertion" slot that automatically aligns the battery and locks it into place safely.
Automated Swap Stations: These stations act like vending machines for power; they store, charge, and balance batteries using renewable energy (like solar) and swap them into cars automatically.
Cloud-Based Tracking: A digital system handles the payment, verifies the battery’s health, and even tracks the "carbon footprint" of every swap to keep the system sustainable.
Yes. The major gap in "prior art" (existing technology) is interoperability. Most current battery-swapping systems are "proprietary," meaning they only work for one specific brand of car (like Tesla or NIO). This fragmentation prevents a global infrastructure from growing because a station owner would have to stock dozens of different battery types.This invention fills that gap by establishing a cross-brand standard. It moves away from "one-size-fits-one" and creates a "one-size-fits-all" architecture for the battery, the vehicle interface, and the billing protocol. This allows different manufacturers to share the same infrastructure, significantly lowering costs and making EV adoption as easy and fast as visiting a traditional petrol station.
Complete Specification
| Country | Current Status | Patent Application Number | Patent Applicant | Patent Number | Title | Google Patent Link |
| UK | Pending | GB2515402.2 | Zakaria Mohamud | Universal Electric Vehicle Battery Cartridge and Swap Ecosystem | Click to open |