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Don
 
Not bad, though I want to reply to the comment about industry standard battery swapping (hint if someone wants to), but I can't since I don't participate in social media.

Tesla already has a swappable battery built into all their cars. They've demonstrated it shortly after the Superchargers were unveiled. Everybody preferred Superchargers over battery swapping. With the Model S being able to recover 180-200 miles in half an hour, stopping and charging just isn't an issue. Really, who wouldn't want to stop for half an hour after 4-5 hours of driving?
 
I don't see battery swapping ever becoming a viable option *unless* someone other than the car owners own all the batteries and the car owners are just leasing them - You buy a new EV with a new battery . . . . why in the world would you be even slightly interested in swapping your new battery for another of unknown age and condition?

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