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Old 09-25-2021, 07:36 AM   #62
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Originally Posted by JKSully View Post
Years ago I had the idea that they should come up with a standard battery design that could be quickly swapped, then you could have battery change stations like those Blue Rhino propane tank swap stations outside of home improvement and grocery stores. But getting manufacturers to agree to that would be near impossible.

And for the record, I also had an idea for video rental deliveries in the 90s that I laughed off as "never gonna work" - so not all of my ideas suck
This is actually an old idea that was considered many years ago and ultimately rejected. Industry standardization is just one problem. Ends up being much less practical.
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