[GOPJ]

...this was before Tesla was even a thing. I strongly suggested to the group that if EVs were ever going to be a thing on the marketplace, it would only work properly if battery sizes and configurations could be standardized enough so that when one’s battery charge was depleted, the car owner would go to a battery charge location which was setup so that the depleted battery was exchanged with a fully charged one. If the car and the battery exchange station was designed properly, the entire exchange could be done in a matter of minutes.

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That's a flat out brilliant idea - an 'Elec Station' could swap out batteries in less time than it would take to fill a tank with gas..solving another problem with EV's. I'm impressed. Where's Elon Musk when we need him?

[hecticskeptic]

Thanks! As these things go, it was important to get that or some other such concept out there since once the industry heads in a different direction it becomes way too difficult to change course....

[packrat35]

This is how they do the forklifts at my job. They change out the batteries.