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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
The battery in a model S weighs 1200 pounds. That's going to require quite an effort to swap... probably just easier to charge the thing.
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Obviously the concept for interchangeable batteries would require something modular. I can't remember where I read it (I feel like it was Fortune), but the idea was to develop a standard, modular battery system, with each cell about the size of a large briefcase.
Need more range? Pull into a battery station and swap a cell or two. The driver pays for the net amount of charge gained between the swapped cells.
Need a little range, just to get home? Swap one cell. "Refilling" on a long road trip? Swap them all.
Base model cars might only have 2-3 cells with limited range, while higher end / performance models might have 10++ cells.
Users could still charge at home and keep the cells in their vehicles for as long as needed between swaps... Kinda like a propane tank for a BBQ.
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
But if you want buy-in from consumers, that is a great way to get it. If there were free charging lanes, which could also be treated as exclusive (like HOV lanes), that would be a huge perk for EV adoption.
And how great would that be for EV semi's?
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You had me until it sounds like you want to encourage this by sharing a driving lane with the EV semis... That would be a deal breaker for me.