-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 " Drivers who opt for the swap will have to eventually return to the station to get their original battery back, and they'll have to pay for the service once again.
If they don't return, they can pay to have the 1,000-pound battery shipped back to the service center nearest their home, or they can keep the new battery they've had installed, a battery's efficiency varies depending on its age. It is expected that the swapping stations will be able to serve all future Tesla models, but not its original car, the Roadster. " http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/21/autos/tesla-battery-swap/index.html On 06/22/2013 01:30 PM, Marcus Reddish wrote: > hmm, I must have missed that part of the plan. Do you have a link > to that info? That introduces some strange inconveniences. > > What if you are moving across the country? > > The only way for Tesla to "test" your battery's capacity is to > drain it completely (as the power source for the supercharge > station filling other owner's batteries (or supplying the grid). > And then charge it full while measuring capacity. > > So Tesla becomes more of an energy company than a car manufacturer. > They become Exxon AND Ford. > > What about other manufacturer's? Will Ford or GM develop similar > systems? > > > > On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Jay Summet <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >>>> >>>> Nobody worries if they get a dollar bill that is kinda worn >>>> out. It will be gone soon enough and replaced with a crisp >>>> new bill by the treasury. Tesla is acting as the battery >>>> treasury. >>>> >>>> I am guessing the packs will be "maintenanced" at the center >>>> and not just charged. > > My understanding was that you were supposed to come back the same > route you left by, and get your original (recharged) pack back > before returning home. [Or pay a large fee to keep the "new" pack > based upon the difference between your original and the new > one....] > > But a battery leasing program could also work well for Tesla and > pack swapping. > > Jay >> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: >> http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing >> discussion, please use NEDRA ( >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) >> >> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlHGPgcACgkQSWJjSgPNbM8s8ACdF/hU920hKqcDTIfSG1qRebaZ n8gAn2uocdtq1zzc9S4Y6aPUI17qAlo5 =o0+1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
