Will Slate Make Their Battery ‘Easily’ Replacable?

[1yeliab_sufur1]

The level of work and equipment even in the most DIY options discussed here show why, even beyond the HV aspect of it, battery work is not considered DIY, or even an option to be done at general automotive shops that haven't invested in the equipment and training.
A shop with all the equipment including what's needed to receive the replacement and send out the old one is going to be worth the money rather than go to all that effort for what is likely a once a decade or longer job.

yes but the same could be said about a engine swap and people do that all the time

 

[sodamo]

yes but the same could be said about a engine swap and people do that all the time

We borrowed a tripod and chainfall to pull 56 Chevy engine. Suspect that rig had seen a few engines in its lifetime.

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

We borrowed a tripod and chainfall to pull 56 Chevy engine. Suspect that rig had seen a few engines in its lifetime.

nice I’m currently rebuilding a 351 for my 72 galaxie I’d say a battery’s swap would be just as time consuming

 

[smack daddy]

I would under take it I have a decent size shop not massive and would buy the stuff needed to do the swap why because the money the shop will charge to do it would probably be equal maybe a little less just gives me a reason to buy more tools

 

[JoeUser]

FWIW….
The packs will almost certainly be the same physical size. The question is how to change the vehicle configuration successfully

It will never be a factory-supported DIY endeavor. Far too much could go wrong, too much kinetic and electrical energetic at play.

Different companies have different tools for battery removal. Rather than a $10,000 battery lift, Tesla uses a sturdy rolling table and a regular 2-post lift. This is the way.

There is an industry precedent for ‘updating’ batteries. Old SR and SR+!Model 3s came with NMC batteries, but for cost reasons Tesla now replaces them with LFP packs if they fail.