Re:Stalled Out on Tesla’s Electric Highway
by CamperBob2 on Friday February 08, 2013 @09:50PM
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Apparently -- see other comments in this thread, and the ones that were made the last time this came up in another HN story -- the Model S battery is designed as a module for rapid replacement.
Of course, without an industry-wide effort to standardize a few core battery sizes for different applications, it's a moot point. That is the problem that I wish Musk had set out to solve.
Re:Stalled Out on Tesla’s Electric Highway
by chc on Friday February 08, 2013 @10:00PM
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AFAIK it's designed to be replaceable without major surgery, but I don't think the replacement is meant to be quite as rapid as "stop at a gas station and they'll pop a new one in." I'm not an expert, but that was my impression.
Of course, without an industry-wide effort to standardize a few core battery sizes for different applications, it's a moot point. That is the problem that I wish Musk had set out to solve.