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3. Except for the capital costs of creating the iinfrastructure

Sun May 26, 2013, 10:02 PM

May 2013

The swapping stations were complex, and the spare batteries were expensive. Ultimately, not a good business model.

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Better Place - Pioneering Israeli Electric Car Company - Going Out Of Business [View all] hatrack May 2013 OP

Sad to hear this, it seemed a sound idea for infrastructure. NYC_SKP May 2013 #1

Except for the capital costs of creating the iinfrastructure tinrobot May 2013 #3

Hey, you sound like someone who *has* an electric car wtmusic May 2013 #4

I have car that charges... tinrobot May 2013 #5

Agree. wtmusic May 2013 #6

In Spain formercia May 2013 #2

This electric car technology isn't practical Socialistlemur May 2013 #7

Battery swapping theory goes back at least 45 years FogerRox May 2013 #8