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Re:One gemini battery nearly doubles Tesla Model S range by a9dhalaan on Saturday January 29, 2022 @01:20PM (#30128849)
The battery is probably the singular most expensive component in an EV Vehicle. And batteries degrade with time and are in different states. If someone comes in with a batter that's only half working, then swaps it for a fully working one? or One that comes to the station with a fully working one and swaps it for a half working one?

Batteries would need to be a communal resource - with them being expensive i don't see it happening. Batteries need to be cheap for companies and people to take the risk of swapping their battery with a random one.

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Re:One gemini battery nearly doubles Tesla Model S range by ajuc on Saturday January 29, 2022 @01:25PM (#30128895)
> companies and people to take the risk of swapping their battery with a random one.

What if you don't own the batteries, just buy the car without a battery and sign a contract for X years and $Y that you will get the battery replaced on each station?

> with them being expensive i don't see it happening

People rent cars that are more expansive than batteries.

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Re:One gemini battery nearly doubles Tesla Model S range by lostdog on Saturday January 29, 2022 @02:59PM (#30129806)
Obviously we should just swap the entire car. It would be like with horses, where you could swap for a fresh one to speed up a long ride.
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