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Re:Before the Electric Car Takes Over, Someone Needs to Rein... by prostoalex on Monday January 07, 2019 @11:50AM (#18846828)
They had a pilot running at Harris Ranch and shut it down eventually https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/harris-ranch-battery...

For a quick recharge the current-generation 120 kW SuperChargers were deemed good enough. Now that they're growing their fleet of mobile service trucks, battery replacement might get re-introduced as an at-home service.

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Re:Before the Electric Car Takes Over, Someone Needs to Rein... by jsight on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @04:57PM (#18860138)
This was in reference to a program that sold an insurance program to effectively allow you to swap out a worn battery for no (or low) cost. It also was shut down as it was found not to really be necessary, though.
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