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Revolutionary idea ... make batteries replaceable. We had it back in the days. You could just remove the old batteries and put the new ones.
by venomsnake 10y ago
Revolutionary idea ... make batteries replaceable. We had it back in the days. You could just remove the old batteries and put the new ones.
- imron 10y agoTesla cars can do this in less than 2 minutes - faster than it takes to fill up a tank of gas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5V0vL3nnHY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5V0vL3nnHY
- kalleboo 10y agoInsert the typical disclaimer here about how they only did that demo to get some California ZEV credits and how they're not moving forward with actually implementing it for end users
- imron 10y agoWell, that sucks.
- walrus01 10y agoand the disclaimer about how the only semi-viable battery swap company went bankrupt and shut down: http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/27/no-better-place-battery-swapping-company-going-bankrupt/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/27/no-better-place-battery-...
- codeulike 10y agoThere is an actual battery swap station in california where Tesla owners can swap batteries. But not many people sign up for it.
- CamperBob2 10y agoIf ever there was a legitimate role for a government-mandated standard...
- davej 10y agoTesla tried this and it didn't seem very popular (albeit low sample size): http://fortune.com/2015/06/10/teslas-battery-swap-is-dead/ http://fortune.com/2015/06/10/teslas-battery-swap-is-dead/