This is a very good idea, and improves the viability of this brand of electric car. Obviously, because the Teslas get relatively-few miles on a charge, it will be necessary to build a very large number of stations where one can swap out a battery. But this is the right path.
“It cost $99.83 to fill up the car’s 23 gallon tank at an L.A. gas station.”
Entirely stupid comparison. I’m not sure to what car they’re referring, but a car with a 23 gallon that even gets only 20 mpg will go over 450 miles on a tank. I don’t think anyone claims that for a Tesla. From what I understand, real-world experience in a Tesla tops out at close to 200 miles on a full charge.
On the other hand, I usually pump 19 gallons or thereabouts of diesel into my car, and it typically runs me about $75, but I usually get 600 miles to the tank, give or take. That’d be the equivalent of about three $50 Tesla battery swaps, but only half the cost of those three swaps.
Oh come on! If you can afford a Tesla you definitely don’t care how much gas costs.
So there are no negative environmental consequences of mining for the materials used to make batteries?
Highly inefficient short-lived batteries, I might add.