Infrastructure / PROJECT RECORDDiscontinued
Battery-swap pilot.
A California pilot that exchanged a Model S battery pack instead of charging it.
- Started
- Dec 2014
- Ended
- Nov 2016
- Last verified
- Nov 6, 2026
The record
Following a 2013 demonstration, Tesla announced an appointment-based battery-swap pilot at Harris Ranch in December 2014. By November 2016 the location was no longer accepting appointments. The end date records that observed closure, rather than a precisely documented final swap.
About the dates
Start is the pilot announcement month, not the 2013 demonstration. End is the reported cessation of appointments.
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