Folks that rent apartments in Minnesota, Alaska, Northern Canada,
etc. routinely find a way to plug in their block heaters in the
winter months. There are plugs in parking spaces in such locations.
Now that EV's are becoming popular, folks that rent will also figure
out how to plug them in. It is merely bureaucracy and resistance to
change that is the problem, not really a technical issue.
Bill D.
At 11:53 AM 3/13/2015, you wrote:
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. But from what I understand, even if another EV were to
> > > develop an identical battery configuration, Tesla's stations
> > > wouldn't be open to anyone but Tesla owners. Understandably so,
> > > since they pay for their use of at least Tesla's chargers, and
> > > presumably part of their battery exchange costs, up front in the
> > > cost of the car.
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