Re:Tesla to raise $1B
by M_Grey on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @08:57PM
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It might even be feasible to have a system like a drive-through carwash, that instead lifts specially compatible EV's, remove the old battery "strip" from the lower portion of the car, and then install a new one. If it could get down to 3-5 minutes, especially if your car could interface with the "hut" so you don't need to be in it...
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Elon Musk demoed Tesla's battery swapping capability a few years back: https://youtu.be/FE81S26XG8c. I'm not sure if it's gone live at any supercharging stations yet. Maybe someone else can confirm rollout or not.
See that is just incredibly cool. I honestly see no reason why they, or someone, shouldn't be able to make it work. The barriers would probably be having enough of an installed userbase, but that's always the problem.