Battery Swapping Event - Live Updates

[gaswalla]

this feels like Apple showing off a new feature... lots of glitz and lots of claims of innovation --- but someone else already was doing it... But, just like Apple, Tesla will get all the credit

 

[Bubba]

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Video

http://instagram.com/p/azojx-S94i/#

 

[ShortSlaver]

Video of swap!!!:

http://instagram.com/p/azojx-S94i/

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this feels like Apple showing off a new feature... lots of glitz and lots of claims of innovation --- but someone else already was doing it... But, just like Apple, Tesla will get all the credit

Good artists copy. Great artists steal.

 

[dm33]

Tesla Motors ‏@TeslaMotors 2m
Swapping will take 90secs. You'll never get out of your car. Return the pack on your journey back or keep it & we'll bill you the difference

Difference of what?

 

[airj1012]

this feels like Apple showing off a new feature... lots of glitz and lots of claims of innovation --- but someone else already was doing it... But, just like Apple, Tesla will get all the credit

No one is doing it. Better Place is bankrupt. And they actually got the idea from Tesla.

 

[Stoneymonster]

No one is doing it. Better Place is bankrupt. And they actually got the idea from Tesla.

And like Musk said: it's an obvious idea. The implementation may be difficult, but it's not a genius level concept.

 

[nspollution]

What exactly is the business model?

The math just doesn't work.

 

[DSJ]

No one is doing it. Better Place is bankrupt. And they actually got the idea from Tesla.

I actually saw a video of a Kandi EV having the battery swapped out the other day but it was much more automated (robotic arms removing and replacing battery) than Tesla's well polished, driver friendly approach.

That swap video posted on Instagram by Road&Track... crazy.

 

[Norbert]

Difference of what?

Old capacity and new capacity, I'd guess. Sounds like you'd be able to get your original battery back, but also have the option of keeping the one that was swapped in.

 

[Yuri_G]

What exactly is the business model?

The math just doesn't work.

How does the math not work if you don't actually know the variables in the equation?

 

[yobigd20]

That swap video posted on Instagram by Road&Track... crazy.

that video is terrible, it doesn't show anything. It "skips" to the part where the person just drives off the platform and doesn't actually show the battery swap. Show me a real video of the swap!

 

[dadaleus]

Trying to upload video but connection jammed.

Awesome though!

 

[DSJ]

Exactly.

Just a liiiiiittle more patience and we'll have all the info we need.

I'm thinking $90-100 gets you a full swap. Just a guess.

 

[Bubba]

One of the tweets said $99 for a swap. If you don't come back, you will be billed for the difference.
I think that means it is some outrageous price high enough that you will come back for your original battery.

They also used the line, "Free or Fast".

Free = Supercharger
Fast = Swap

 

[SteveG3]

user friendly, under 90 seconds are all well and good, but,
did he name it the SuperSwapper :wink:

 

[Norbert]

Road & Track ‏@RoadandTrack 2m
@TeslaMotors @elonmusk pack swaps start on busiest corridors, I5 in CA. Each station costs about 500k to build. pic.twitter.com/NzKmc4H5bJ

 

[electrictorque]

Exactly.

Just a liiiiiittle more patience and we'll have all the info we need.

I'm thinking $90-100 gets you a full swap. Just a guess.

hummmm I'm thinking more in the $40 range.. it needs to be compelling... less than gas

 

[ZestyChicken]

One of the tweets said $99 for a swap. If you don't come back, you will be billed for the difference.
I think that means it is some outrageous price high enough that you will come back for your original battery.

They also used the line, "Free or Fast".

Free = Supercharger
Fast = Swap

$99??? Holy crap. Count me out.

 

[airj1012]

They got 7 minutes to get the demo video online. If they stay true to the 9:30 PST deadline.

 

[Miggs]

this feels like Apple showing off a new feature... lots of glitz and lots of claims of innovation --- but someone else already was doing it... But, just like Apple, Tesla will get all the credit

What exactly is the business model? The math just doesn't work.

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