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Originally Posted by scarry
Sure, but you won't have to wait for hours. At Superchargers you charge your car for 15-30 min, just enough time for a pee and a coffee (if you're travelling with children you will need more time anyway). This will take you to your destination or at least the next Supercharger station a couple of hours away.
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but no one was using them (a Tesla battery pack can be swapped in less than 5 min).
They weigh about 170KG and are held in by dozens of bolts.
If you had a specialized pit with specialized equipment like a gang socket and specific lifting and lowering equipment
which would have to be specifically designed and installed maybe. and this would cost mega bucks.
The batteries have to be perfectly aligned or the contacts get bent.
And what about the issue that you may have a nice new battery and get offered an 8 year old one. AFAIK that is a big reason why they are not popular.
If you want to see what is involved I suggest that you look at some of Rich rebuilds You Tube videos.
Regards Philip A
How Tesla's Battery Swapping System Technology Works
So, with out the automated process it did take longer, I agree. Nevertheless, the changing stations are history now as no one was using them. If you want your original battery back it is only to come back on you return trip. Otherwise the age of the battery hardly matters if you are swapping these constantly.
And then there's this:
2019 Jaguar I-Pace review | CarAdvice
Complete with air suspension and 500mm wading depth.
It doesn't take a lot of imagination to see the same underpinnings with an LR badge on it.
Correctomundi , the I Pace has an Aluminium Frame , like the New Defender hmmQuote:
Originally Posted by Arapiles
The E-Pace is on a Focus Platform (steel) , exactly like Freelander / Evoque
The Nissan Leaf, the world's best-selling EV, has a 40kw battery, can be charged in less than an hour and a range of about 300 Ks.
Every caravan park and motel space will have recharging sockets.
Most people will recharge at home or work, using solar power. People are already doing it.
It's funny, the I-Pace looks like a hatchback but it's not a lot narrower than a D4.Quote:
Originally Posted by goingbush
Roadhouses are there to make a profit, so the obvious thing to do is to have one charge point, and not a particularly fast one at that. A big sign saying how many klms it is to the next charge point (preferably a few hundred), and pump up the price of your coffees by a couple of bucks for your captive (queued up) audience. That's the way to roll in the Rupees!Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
Roadhouses already make 90% of their income from selling snacks and drinks. Iced coffee milk is 5 x the price of fuel per litre. Theyll want as many punters charging their cars as possible and if it’s solar they’ll probably offer a significant discount if you buy junk food. They already do because there’s more profit in the chocolate bar and the fuel costs them a fortune, let alone the insurance on an undergound explosion waiting to happen. Electrocution seems less likely. Costs should be down all round, except for the price of coffee milk.
Offering charging points will become a marketing tool, like Wi-Fi, to persuade people to go there. The free market economics will respond to increasing demand. This will happen rapidly.
There are a lot of new EVs hitting the market next year. Hyundai, for example.