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Harris Ranch is getting first battery swap station
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bluenation
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palmer_md
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I don't think they can hit anything. They are about the height of the sidewall on the 21" wheels. The ends are solid mounted to the floor, but the long tubes are covered in a PVC (or some other plastic) cover, so it will roll if you touch it with your tire.
FredTMC
Model S VIN #4925
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.
You can see a car battery in the pit. Neat!
Kalud
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Some very nice new pics from Reddit user DMGMNT
On holidays from Sydney, had to check out the Tesla Station (Battery Swap Harris Ranch) : teslamotors
On holidays from Sydney, had to check out the Tesla Station (Battery Swap Harris Ranch) : teslamotors
Mark Petersen
Model S EU P71
Seriously. They need a door to cover the pit until the car is in position. Maybe the lift for the battery pack can also lift a blank to fill in the hole? It has to be strong enough to support half the car, though.
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NoCO
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In that video, there are no tire guides as there are on the Tesla's. The risk would be minimum with the guides in place (they seem to work fairly well at car washes).
Kalud
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No the link should be there on the first post, but here it is: Tesla Battery Swap Harris Ranch - Imgur
strider
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If they decide to roll these out in a big way I think they're going to need a system like in some car washes that grabs the wheels and pulls the car in instead of the driver doing it. No question someone will jump one of those little PVC tubes and drop a wheel in there.
JRP3
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I think they would. The car could just straddle one of the guides. Have you seen how some people park? I think this is a real possibility. But besides preventing the car from falling in the pit, it would be a good idea to prevent people from falling in, as well. I see they do have a ribbon-like thing to pull across to warn people away from the pit, but I don't think this is practical for a public battery swap station that is in constant use.
SteveS0353
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palmer_md
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It looks like he was there about the same time I was. Pretty cool. Thanks for sharing the link.
rrosenbl
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Thanks Teslaficnado from down under
Very nice photos! It pays to show up when the sun is above the horizon (unlike my 2-prior visits).
I'm wondering how they are solving the problem of input voltage fluctuation that was knocking the Harris Ranch superchargers off line.
If the problem persists, the swap station makes for a good alternate plan. Or they may plan to use the reserve stack of batteries at the swap station, looks to have a capacity of 20-batteries, as a power reserve for the supercharger. Though this seems a pie-in-the-sky idea.
Very nice photos! It pays to show up when the sun is above the horizon (unlike my 2-prior visits).
I'm wondering how they are solving the problem of input voltage fluctuation that was knocking the Harris Ranch superchargers off line.
If the problem persists, the swap station makes for a good alternate plan. Or they may plan to use the reserve stack of batteries at the swap station, looks to have a capacity of 20-batteries, as a power reserve for the supercharger. Though this seems a pie-in-the-sky idea.
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