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Tesla was offering battery swaps for their Model S at the mid point between LA and SF, but the customers were not really interested in the service. After some h
by _ph_ 9y ago
Tesla was offering battery swaps for their Model S at the mid point between LA and SF, but the customers were not really interested in the service. After some hours of driving people want to take a break anyway, and with fast charging, that is sufficent to recharge the battery without taking any more time for the break.
The big thing with electrical cars is, that they can be plugged in while parking. So every morning, you start off with the full range of the car, and often you can plug in at work too. Battery capacities keep growing, so you get more range awailable this way and fast chargers get faster, reducing the recharge times on the road. This progress shrinks the szenarios in which a battery swap would be needed.