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Harris Ranch is getting first battery swap station
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Gabzqc
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Thanks for these pics! Looks very easy to mis-align and put a wheel down the hole.... time will tell!
JRP3
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DFibRL8R
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What's with the antique flush urinals? Would have thought Tesla would go with waterless especially in the California Desert.:wink:
Ames
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dbfish
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The bathroom was there before, Tesla didn't build it. I would hope Tesla would choose different tile patterns than white and green, don't you? 
I find it quite humorous that, of all things, a men's bathroom is being discussed here, photo and all! Don't get me wrong - I very much appreciate the photos of the swapping station. For some bathroom stops, however, one might as well use the Superchargers instead of a swapper. Just sayin'.
rrosenbl
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To MravecSK
Yes, feel free to use my photos.
To DFibRL8R & dbfish
I agree Tesla could upgrade the bathrooms, look at what they did at the Culver City Supercharger to ward off ICE cars from blocking spaces:
The bathroom is maintained by the Shell station along this major interstate highway, the property is not a dedicated Tesla facility.
Yes, feel free to use my photos.
To DFibRL8R & dbfish
I agree Tesla could upgrade the bathrooms, look at what they did at the Culver City Supercharger to ward off ICE cars from blocking spaces:
The bathroom is maintained by the Shell station along this major interstate highway, the property is not a dedicated Tesla facility.
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flankspeed8
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The bathroom was there before, Tesla didn't build it. I would hope Tesla would choose different tile patterns than white and green, don't you?
What building was repurposed for the battery swap station. I was stationed at NAS Lemoore in the 90's and worked at Harris Ranch part time. Haven't been there since but have a good visual memory of the layout of the complex.
rrosenbl
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Any news??? It's been one week since the last post and 11 days since I had eyes on the site. Has anyone signed up for the beta program to use the swap? Have there been any details released, how will they handle model A versus B batteries, old/tired batteries, cost?
palmer_md
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I was there yesterday. As I was driving up, I saw a car in the station getting a swap. I'm not sure if it was a company car or if it was a pilot program customer getting it done. I parked, went in to Subway and got a sandwich and then walked over to see what was going on. There were four company cars MFG plates, and a few others around as well as some equipment in the parking lot. There were at least 4 Tesla employees there working on various things. They were in the back room and under the pit, so I could not get an exact count. they seemed anxious about me walking around eating a sandwich and watching them, so I did not go inside and try and start a conversation, but just stood outside and watched as they worked. Unfortunately they did not perform any swaps while I was watching, they were just running the equipment through some cycles. I could see down into the pit and see a pack on the lower rack. They have some nice artwork on the wall showing the underside of the swap station. It looks like they are pretty much ready to go, and just waiting for some cars it seems.
rrosenbl
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Thanks for the update! Great to see there's been progress. This is an exciting offshoot to the refueling possibilities.
palmer_md
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I stopped by on my way back north again today. All closed up, but there was a car left sitting inside. You can see just how close the tires are to the opening, and there is also a section of the opening between the wheels that pulls back about 6" to allow for more access to the bottom of the car from underneath. I can't wait to see this in action.
Great update, thanks!
I stopped by on my way back north again today. All closed up, but there was a car left sitting inside. You can see just how close the tires are to the opening, and there is also a section of the opening between the wheels that pulls back about 6" to allow for more access to the bottom of the car from underneath. I can't wait to see this in action.
rrosenbl
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I was there yesterday. As I was driving up, I saw a car in the station getting a swap. I'm not sure if it was a company car or if it was a pilot program customer getting it done. I parked, went in to Subway and got a sandwich and then walked over to see what was going on. There were four company cars MFG plates, and a few others around as well as some equipment in the parking lot. There were at least 4 Tesla employees there working on various things. They were in the back room and under the pit, so I could not get an exact count. they seemed anxious about me walking around eating a sandwich and watching them, so I did not go inside and try and start a conversation, but just stood outside and watched as they worked. Unfortunately they did not perform any swaps while I was watching, they were just running the equipment through some cycles. I could see down into the pit and see a pack on the lower rack. They have some nice artwork on the wall showing the underside of the swap station. It looks like they are pretty much ready to go, and just waiting for some cars it seems.
those are battery shipping crates.
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