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>swappable batteries would require a huge engineering effort. Worked just fine back in 2013. The people's habits were the only obstacle: owners wanted to reta
by dexen 8y ago
>swappable batteries would require a huge engineering effort.
Worked just fine back in 2013.
The people's habits were the only obstacle: owners wanted to retain their own battery pack, instead of getting pre-owned one left by somebody else, in unknown condition. And/or drive over a weird contraption.
[1] (loud music warning) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5V0vL3nnHY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5V0vL3nnHY
- SketchySeaBeast 8y agoI wonder why it bothers people about battery packs, but not propane tanks. They seem to have equal chances of exploding.
- mulmen 8y agoWhat if some jerk replaces half his cells with rocks then swaps the pack and you get it? You have to trust the charging station that you’re getting an equivalent pack in trade. Are incentives aligned to ensure that?
- samatman 8y agoGogoro has been quite successful with this model. The difference, of course, is that a scooter takes batteries small enough to swap by hand.
- mulmen 8y agoThe Gogoro model is really cool and I would love to see it expand to cars. I’m just providing an example of why people might object to the idea.
- michaelt 8y agoPropane technology has matured and stabilised; a 2019 propane tank is no better than a 2009 propane tank, it'll be the same size, supply the same amount of energy, and have the same connectors. A 2029 propane tank will, in all likelihood, be the same. The same cannot be said of EV battery technology. So why the Tesla demo video? According to [1] just doing the demo entitled them to $90 million of Californian "ZEV credits", and they never believed in or planned to roll out the technology. [1] https://www.quora.com/Whatever-happened-to-Tesla-battery-swapping-stations https://www.quora.com/Whatever-happened-to-Tesla-battery-swa... apologies for the Quora link