Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Tesla patent reveals plans for a new battery-swapping machine

When electric vehicles (EV) rule the road, don’t expect to sit in line for more than 15 minutes waiting for your car's battery pack to be exchanged. This is because electric automaker Tesla recently filed a patent for mobile battery swap technology which will make the task both efficient and quick.   In 2013, the company toyed with the idea of building stationary rigs that can replace a car’s battery pack. However, that idea never took off. Now, the EV maker is improving on the concept...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building http://inhabitat.com/tesla-patent-reveals-plans-for-a-new-battery-swapping-machine
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