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Last week, Tesla Motors showed off an innovation that can only be described as "cool": a system that swaps out the battery pack of the Model S and installs a new one -- in just seconds.
Tesla plans to roll this system out to its busiest recharging stations, to offer Model S owners an option to "refuel" quickly. But as Fool.com contributor John Rosevear explains in this video, Tesla isn't just doing it for the cool factor -- there are a couple of good reasons to think that this will boost Tesla's profits.
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