A motor vehicle with electric drive, comprising: an electric motor for driving the motor vehicle; a rechargeable battery arrangement for supplying the electric motor, the battery arrangement comprising a plurality (# 1 - 10) of separate swap battery modules and a plurality of receiving means for the swap battery modules, wherein each of said swap battery modules comprises a casing that fits into the receiving means, and a plurality of rechargeable battery cells housed in the casing and connected together, wherein the motor vehicle has an insertion and removal opening for the swap battery modules so that the swap battery modules are separately insertable into one of the receiving means and removable from the receiving means through said insertion and removal opening, wherein the swap battery modules and the receiving means have respective electrical connectors (16, 26) complementary to each other, and wherein the swap battery modules and the receiving means of the battery arrangement, respectively, are formed uniformly, so that each of the swap battery modules is insertable into any one of the receiving means; a control device which, during driving, selectively controls the energy output from the swap battery modules such that the swap battery modules are discharged successively, one by one or in groups; and so providing a modular swap battery system in the motor vehicle in which the swap battery modules are selectively replaceable in function of their respective state of charge characterized in that a reserve status is allocated to a single one or a group of the swap battery modules, and energy output is controlled by the control device such that the swap battery modules with reserve status are only discharged when the remaining (1 - 9) swap battery modules have been completely discharged, and wherein the charge state indicator gives a reserve warning message when the swap battery module(s) with reserve status are being discharged. an electric motor for driving the motor vehicle; a rechargeable battery arrangement for supplying the electric motor, the battery arrangement comprising a plurality (# 1 - 10) of separate swap battery modules and a plurality of receiving means for the swap battery modules, wherein each of said swap battery modules comprises a casing that fits into the receiving means, and a plurality of rechargeable battery cells housed in the casing and connected together, wherein the motor vehicle has an insertion and removal opening for the swap battery modules so that the swap battery modules are separately insertable into one of the receiving means and removable from the receiving means through said insertion and removal opening, wherein the swap battery modules and the receiving means have respective electrical connectors (16, 26) complementary to each other, and wherein the swap battery modules and the receiving means of the battery arrangement, respectively, are formed uniformly, so that each of the swap battery modules is insertable into any one of the receiving means; a control device which, during driving, selectively controls the energy output from the swap battery modules such that the swap battery modules are discharged successively, one by one or in groups; and so providing a modular swap battery system in the motor vehicle in which the swap battery modules are selectively replaceable in function of their respective state of charge