"The summer of 2026 showed what inaction costs; the courts, for their part, have begun to say who must be held responsible for it," emphasize François de Cambiaire and Lydia Méziani, lawyers at de Cambiaire & Méziani Associates.
Abandoned by Tesla a decade earlier, battery swapping has not yet said its last word. The system is making a comeback in the West through Chinese manufacturers like Nio or the battery king, the giant CATL.
If the 'right to a socket' motion is perceived positively, "we must not cry victory too soon, because it still has to be promulgated, and above all its implementation will have to be pragmatic and coordinated," believes Geoffrey Orlando, head of French-speaking Switzerland for Swiss eMobility.
Interview with Ronny Kaufmann, Director General of Swisspower, a strategic alliance representing 19 municipal utilities and regional supply companies in Switzerland.
"Following the blackout in Spain, several press articles confused this event with the measures put in place to deal with an energy shortage," laments Xavier Company, director of the SIL and municipal councillor.
Intermittent and non-dispatchable, renewable energy sources can cause sudden and significant variations in production, creating imbalances between supply and demand on the electrical grid.
"Many regulatory measures compromise the financial health of DSOs, thereby reducing their ability to invest in renewable energy and the energy transition," explains Christian Petit, former CEO of Romande Energie and founder of the management consulting firm Advisum Consulte.
