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Here's a question I've always wanted to ask someone about electric cars: Why don't the companies make cars with detachable batteries, and basically do a battery
by benten10 11y ago
Here's a question I've always wanted to ask someone about electric cars: Why don't the companies make cars with detachable batteries, and basically do a battery 'swap' in the charging stations, so that the charging time becomes very little, if people want to?
- brbsix 11y agoI guess people didn't care. http://fortune.com/2015/06/10/teslas-battery-swap-is-dead/ http://fortune.com/2015/06/10/teslas-battery-swap-is-dead/
- ZenoArrow 11y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Place https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Place
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- lallysingh 11y agoTwo issues, I think: - Building out these charging stations. That's a huge capital outlay for anyone. - Standardizing batteries, tough when they're in a rapid development phase both in chemistry and form factor.
- shpx 11y agoYou're mistaken, Tesla's batteries are swapable. In less time than it takes to fill up a tank of gas. https://youtu.be/CH-H3-F4Ztc?t=2m8s https://youtu.be/CH-H3-F4Ztc?t=2m8s
- rhino369 11y agoThe batteries are huge and expensive. You and the company would have to be comfortable swapping 5-10k dollar parts. You'd probably have to do that on a leasing model. And you'd need something bigger than a gas station and way bigger than a charging station. And they would need to be everywhere to have value. Nobody wants to drive miles out of their way to swap.