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Tesla had a demo for a battery pack replacement station [1, 2013], but I guess it never went anywhere. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5V0vL3nnHY https://

• ianai 7y ago
  The crazy thing is the economic trade off here. Those batteries are around half the cost of the car. So splitting the two would make the car that much cheaper while the battery could be like a lease program.
  • foobarian 7y ago
    This would really get me to switch to one - just paying for the car sans battery, and having battery swap stations. Sadly the available charging infrastructure is a nonstarter for me. I don't have a big house or a garage so even charging off of 120v plugs does not work.
    • ianai 7y ago
      Yes, they’re leaving the vast majority of apartment occupants (like myself) and probably other types of residencies in the cold. It’s not that oil doesn’t have a similar problem. A tank of gas easily weighs over 100lbs (per a quick search). It just benefits from being a liquid.
      • natch 7y ago
        See my comment history re: apartments. It may be possible, depending where you live.
    • natch 7y ago
      We make it work with two Teslas living in an apartment with no chargers on site. Need either charging at work or a close Supercharger or nearby fast public chargers to make it work. Preferably at least two out of those three.