I agree to both plugging in at home and leasing vs buying. But this will fill the gap for those that rent apartments with no access to a high speed charger and those that need the convenience of a quick charge on the go. Less excuses to own an EV!
On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Robert Bruninga <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd never lease a battery. Property that is rent/leased has no value to > the leasor and is hardly every treated with respect that an owner would > use. Take a look at any rental property and see plenty of examples of > abuse. > > It succumbs to the worse ailments of human behavior. > > Bob > > -----Original Message----- > From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Ross via > EV > Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 1:33 PM > To: Dan Baker; Electric Vehicle Discussion List > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Battery Swap - the stupid idea that wont die... > > Really, home charging is the best idea of all. I think the swap is mostly > eyewash for people used to having to go out for their fuel. That and for > long voyages. > > There are some advantages to leasing packs - put their care and feeding > more in the hands of the manufacturer. > > I can imagine "tow trucks" like a roll back, with a battery swapper in the > bed. You call AAA and they have the tow truck pick up a correct pack and > bring it to you for swapping. > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 1:26 PM, Dan Baker via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > That's a pretty impressive video. Maybe they can build the robotics > > for the home user so the plug can find the charge port by itself... > > :-) Seriously in the future this technology will be needed when EV use > > becomes dominant. If you spent any time around a busy gas station on > > a Thursday evening before the price goes up (our gas prices are > > regulated to change usually on a Friday) you would see why the time to > > swap vs time to charge makes complete sense. As mentioned, Battery > > packs could be equipped with a small BMS to measure usage or abuse and > pro-rate themselves. > > Standardization will be key here and Musk has taken the steps toward > > that direction with dispelling a lot of their patents. If automotive > > engineers can standardize on the components to fill an ICE vehicle why > > can't it be done for the EV? > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 3:36 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 13 Mar 2015 at 0:46, Michael Ross via EV wrote: > > > > > > > sounds like you haven't seen the ...Tesla battery swap. > > > > > > I hadn't, but now I have. Impressive! ;-) > > > > > > And (from what he's saying) that's with the battery bolted in place, > > rather > > > than using some kind of quick-snug fasteners. > > > > > > If only Tesla's battery exchange stations were compatible with every > > > EV > > out > > > there. 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