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Drivers are already using battery swap stations in Israel and a few other test areas. Swap for a full battery takes less than 5 minutes. The cars built to work
by danboarder 14y ago
Drivers are already using battery swap stations in Israel and a few other test areas. Swap for a full battery takes less than 5 minutes. The cars built to work with this system are Renault and Nissan I believe. Check out the standardized batteries (drivers subscribe to a 'battery plan' so any full battery is works the same).
video: Drive Switch Go - Better Place
short video http://youtu.be/VR3oLV4fdcE http://youtu.be/VR3oLV4fdcE
longer video http://youtu.be/S3Os25gP4yA http://youtu.be/S3Os25gP4yA
//edited to add video links
- brc 14y agoBattery swap technology constrains car design. The Model S, I believe, sandwiches the battery packs throughout the car to avoid one big lump of mass sitting somewhere. While I think the battery swap idea is a good one, it has many problems, not the least of which is getting all the manufacturers to agree to a myriad of standards. And agreeing to many of those standards means delegating part of your design process.
- hamai 14y agoIt's beyond difficult for costumers to agree on 30min waits between 3h runs.