Battery swapping is the fast way to recharge your electric car. Think three minutes instead of 30 minutes plugged into a SuperCharger. Heck, it’s even quicker than filling a car up with gas.
Elon demonstrated the technology over a year ago, and just when people were starting to say it would never happen, we get a fresh tweet from Mr. Musk letting us know the swapping robots overlords are ready for your business, at least in pilot-program form. Tweeted he,
Pack swap now operating in limited beta mode for SF to LA route. Can swap battery faster than visiting a gas station. Tesla blog out soon.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 19, 2014
On its website, Tesla has a new blog entry up explaining all the in and outs of the system. You can find it here.
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