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Tesla Battery Swap Patent Application Images Demonstrate System
• insideevs.com by Mark KaneThe battery swap project seems to be unattractive for Model S owners, as there simply was very little interest in using it.
The pilot station in California required a scheduled visits, a ~$80 fee, and a need to return and swap batteries again. And in the end, the whole operation took much longer than was originally estimated presentation (5-10 minutes, instead of 90 seconds).