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Originally Posted by wdb
That's the free alternative. This alternative (battery swap) is going to cost money.
I have concerns about the real-world practicality of the battery swap. Tesla engineers aren't dummies, and perhaps they've thought them all out, but here they are anyway: - battery pack condition - what if I swap my brand new battery pack for a 4 year old pack?
- varying battery pack capacities (already mentioned in this thread)
- inclement weather - I've worked under cars in wintertime, they can be an ice-clogged, dripping, awful mess
- other environmental variables - after all, this swap is taking place under a car
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It seems the more time and money they put into electric vehicles the more they restrict them to perfect weather places where people seem to have tons of money, like california.
You are right at the under the car variables, I don't think many people realize how dirty the underside of a car gets.
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