Re: [EVDL] EVLN: 1st Tesla Battery Swap Site Will Go Live In December 2014

2014-10-18 Thread jerry freedomev via EV
Hi Ben and All, What a needlessly critical post and certainly not for advancing EV's. It's a robot. Not that different than what A Better Place used. It easily can be programed to do other makes with bottom loading battery packs if needed. Why would you a

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: 1st Tesla Battery Swap Site Will Go Live In December 2014

2014-10-17 Thread Michael Ross via EV
It is clearly practical for Teslas. Does anyone care is a different point. I guess it could be like going to a Sunoco or an Exxon, you go to a Tesla or a Nissan. As far as theft goes, Tesla can just turn off the pack presumably. It could still be parted out. And it is far easier to walk off

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: 1st Tesla Battery Swap Site Will Go Live In December 2014

2014-10-17 Thread Ben Goren via EV
On Oct 17, 2014, at 12:25 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote: > First Tesla Battery Swap Station Online Soon I gotta give Tesla props for the fantastic engineering feat they've pulled off with this one, but I just don't see it being practical. First, it only makes sense if it's a reasonably universal d

[EVDL] EVLN: 1st Tesla Battery Swap Site Will Go Live In December 2014

2014-10-17 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://gas2.org/2014/10/13/first-tesla-battery-swap-station-online-soon/ First Tesla Battery Swap Station Online Soon [2014/10/13] [image http://gas2.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tesla-battery-swap.jpg Tesla S EV on stage ] Buried in last week’s exciting announcement of the Dual Motor Driv