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Elon Musk / Tesla were leaning into it heavily for a while, before they changed strategies.

edit: Here it was, from 2013: "Tesla Shows Off A 90-Second Battery Swap System"

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5916980

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5916451

https://www.tesla.com/videos/battery-swap-event (it's still on tesla.com!)

[Multiplayer]

Tesla beta tested this in California a few years ago - between LA and Santa Barbara. I received an invite to try it out but never did. They shut it down a year or two later.

I think they are making good strides on fast charging and decided not to lean into the swap.