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Tesla To Build Its Own Battery-Swap Stations

Posted by Soulskill on from the can-somebody-please-make-this-for-phone-batteries dept.

New submitter lfp98 writes "Just a month after the collapse of independent battery-swap company Better Place, the uniquely successful maker of luxury electric cars, Tesla, has announced it will provide its own battery-swap capability for its Model S sedans. The first stations will be built adjacent to Tesla's charging stations on the SF-to-LA route, and a swap will take no longer than filling a gas tank. From the article: 'A battery pack swap will cost between $60 and $80, about the same as filling up a 15-gallon gas tank,' Musk said. 'Drivers who choose to swap must reclaim their original battery on their return trip or pay the difference in cost for the new pack.'"

2 of 377 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    many of our latest phones and laptops don't have accessible or replaceable batteries?

    Only if you buy the overpriced ones...

    With Tesla being an economy brand I can see your point.

  2. Re:Gas by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    You need to work on your math: 15*4 = 60, 15*5 = 85

    Oh the irony.