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Elon has been hinting at faster-than-gas recharging rates for the past few weeks on Twitter. The Supercharger network upgrades are part 4 of a 5 part trilogy they've been running since April. It's widely rumored that part 5 will be battery swapping or something similar to enable ultra fast charging.

My guess: Superchargers will remain free as promised and the battery swapping will offer faster charging, but at a cost.

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5 part trilogy? He been reading Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy?

He's cited Douglas Adams as one of his favorite philosophers, so probably.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/319119973366784002

Or watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

If he gets the manufacturing costs down and the volume up, could the service possibly be cheaper than the typical $50 fill up? That would be a game changer.

Really? Right now it costs an average of about $7-8 bucks for a typical 230 mi range (about a tank). If the service costs anywhere near $50, it'd be disappointing.

Cost reduction plays a huge (if not the biggest) consideration in going electric.

Based on how much per kWh? I can charge my car for $0.01/KwH at night.

Sorry I missed this. Used Tesla's blog published data as my source here:

http://www.teslamotors.com/it_CH/forum/forums/cost-charge-an...

Linking to:

http://teslarumors.com/USA-Residental-Energy-Cost-2011-by-St...

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