On: Battery Swap [video]

[alainbryden]

I wonder if anyone has considered buying a Tesla (free recharges for life), driving home every day and finding a way to discharge the battery back into the grid through their meter to negate their home electricity bill.

[gmaslov → alainbryden]

This idea might be up there with saving on your electric bill by installing little turbines on all your water faucets.

[stcredzero → gmaslov]

For awhile you could buy a natural gas burning Stirling engine that would provide electricity while heating your water with the waste heat.

[ricardobeat → gmaslov]

The idea here is that you "bring free energy home" from Tesla's solar-panel-powered stations (leaving you car battery empty), not that you get to use it twice.

[schainks → alainbryden]

utilities have looked into this "smart grid" application for a while.

The bigger issue, I think, is what's the likelihood that your house/grid will drain your car battery before it can be recharged enough for you to be able to drive somewhere?

And you just _know_ someone is going to complain about "my car battery was drained without my permission! privacy rights! privacy rights!"

[wmf → alainbryden]

That's why the free superchargers are not located along your commute.