re: Tesla Battery Swap Demo Thursday.

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Exactly, I guess the point is, this is not economically viable until they improve the technology of charging at the stations. Battery swaps are going to wreak havoc. Having something so integral to your car moving forward being taken out and replaced with another just has too many potential problems.

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I think you are wrong. The car was originally designed with this feature as a core component. To do it in 90 secs means it is quite easy to do. I think the would have considered the issues through the industrial design process...



I always lean back on this graphic when it comes to these discussions. We are still very much in the 2.5% Innovators tab and inching to early adopters. By the time the car can be charged in 5 minutes and there is a network of charging stations, Tesla will be well into early adoption and looking to go mainstream with the 30k smaller version of the Model S that will scale the company.

Huge accomplishments have been made of recent and they need a couple more years to really lay down the infrastructure and continue to improve the battery charging technology. Major first mover advantage when it comes to this tech.