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Still surprised they didn't go with modular batteries that could be popped in and out with a robot arm for <5 min recharges. I guess you'd never know how cycle

• niftich 10y ago
  An Israeli company in 2010 collaborated with Renault to develop a car with swappable batteries [1] and they had automatic battery swapping station that could fit new batteries in about a minute [2]. The venture went bust mostly due to mismanagement and questions about the sustainability of its business model due to the high infrastructure cost of building these stations. Telsa entertained this concept and specifically designed the Model S with floor-mounted batteries to enable easy swapping [3], but then abandoned the idea. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Fluence_Z.E https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Fluence_Z.E. [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Place#Battery-switching_stations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Place#Battery-switching... [3] http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/26/tesla-model-s-50-000-ev-sedan-seats-seven-300-mile-range-0-6/ http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/26/tesla-model-s-50-000-ev-s...