Re:Stalled Out on Tesla’s Electric Highway
by revelation on Friday February 08, 2013 @09:43PM
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The battery pack is not distributed throughout the car, and it is actually designed to be somewhat hot-swap capable in the Model S.
It's just that for the majority of people, battery swapping makes no sense. They can charge their vehicle over night at very very cheap prices and have enough range to serve them all day. If you insist on taking a cross-country roadtrip, rent an ICE - the infrastructure is just not there yet (or peoples minds have not accomodated - see this article).
I've heard that awhile back, but based on the new designs I've seen for the "battery base" I don't see how that's possible?
Pic of the battery: (which is really the base of the whole car) http://www.cartype.com/pics/10143/full/tesla_model_s_battery...
that battery has its own wheels..
Re:Stalled Out on Tesla’s Electric Highway
by CamperBob2 on Friday February 08, 2013 @09:41PM
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(Shrug) Engineering ultimately has to serve real-world requirements, above and beyond all else.
Tesla's battery packs are distributed throughout the car, both to allow for cargo space (not having a trunk would be something of a minus) and to distribute the weight of all those batteries. I am having a very hard time envisioning a way to achieve both of those goals while making the batteries replaceable.