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Interesting, I hadn't heard of this yet.

I'm guessing nobody used it, because it was for the exclusively for the Model S, which has good range and few owners, and apparently you even needed to make an appointment for it.

It's not "refueling", it's "replacing" the battery, what Tesla did.

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-shuts-down-battery-swap-prog...




This was back when the Model S was the only Tesla available in any real numbers. California had a ton of them. They are long range, but not long enough to do SF-LA without charging. Long trips should be the ideal case for battery swaps, because it’s a situation where you really do have to wait for the car, and can’t just charge while you sleep or whatever.




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