Better Place may have given up on its electric vehicle battery swap technology, but Tesla is moving full-speed ahead.
Here’s what the company’s ultra-fast swap stations look like.
A few weeks ago, we speculated about the possibility of Tesla introducing battery-swapping technology into its vehicles–presumably as part of an attempt to build a battery swap station network, which the late startup Better Place failed so spectacularly to do. Turns out, the rumors were true: battery swapping technology has been buried in Tesla vehicles all along, and the company plans to launch the capability as early as this year in California and the Boston to Washington DC corridor–in the same locations as the Supercharger stations.
Earlier this evening, Tesla CEO Elon Musk demonstrated in Los Angeles that his battery swapping service stations–where customers can automatically get their used-up lithium ion batteries replaced with fully-charged ones–work faster than the fastest gas pump in town. Here’s what the demo looked like.
Battery swap services won’t be free; Musk reportedly says that the stations will charge the equivalent price of 15 gallons of gas.
Forbes explains how this will work for drivers:
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- Lotus partners with Nio for battery swappingon April 27, 2024 at 2:04 am
Nio has won Lotus as another partner for its battery swapping business. Both companies have agreed on a comprehensive strategic cooperation in connection with swapping and charging electric car ...
- NIO, Lotus partner on EV charging and battery swapon April 26, 2024 at 3:31 am
Chinese EV maker NIO announced it has entered into strategic cooperation on charging and battery swapping with Lotus Technology.
- Gogoro battery-swapping electric scooters continue international expansionon April 26, 2024 at 2:43 am
Gogoro has been on a roll lately, showing off a steady stream of new scooter models and simultaneously expanding ...
- Gogoro and Nebula Energy Launch Battery Swapping Ecosystem and Gogoro CrossOver Smartscooter in Nepalon April 25, 2024 at 11:00 pm
Nebula Energy and Gogoro Inc (Nasdaq: GGR), a global technology leader in battery-swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, today launched Gogoro Battery Swapping and ...
- NIO and Lotus announce plans to co-develop unified battery standards, charging, and swapson April 25, 2024 at 8:24 am
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Nio (NYSE:NIO) announced on Thursday that it entered into strategic cooperation with Lotus Technology (NASDAQ:LOT) on charging and swapping. The announcement was made at the 2024 Beijing International ...
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- Gogoro to Announce First Quarter 2024 Financial Results on May 9th at 8 a.m. Eastern Timeon April 18, 2024 at 3:20 am
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