This week at Harris ranch, California, will open the world's first experimental station for high-speed replacement for the batteries in electric cars Tesla Model S. Thus, the American company fulfills its promise to drastically reduce the time required for refilling your super sedan: fully automated operation takes more than two minutes, and in the future will speed up to 50 seconds. However, for efficiency and convenience will have to pay.
Recall service to replace batteries was first shown to journalists at a prototype plant this summer. The process occurs without human intervention: Model S enters a special platform with hatch, which is a storage battery, and recorded in a fixed position. Robots, similar to those used in assembly plants, disconnect the empty battery from under the hull and set back her charged.
Tesla Motors said that while the service works by appointment only and the cost is a bit cheaper than a full tank of gasoline for a premium sedan. If customers will be satisfied, the service will make more budget and impose on the rest of electric charging stations Supercharger network. Well, how do you feel about this innovation and how many are willing to pay for the opportunity not to put the car on charge for the whole night?