A service station facility for replenishing various motivational energy
sources onboard different types of automotive vehicles is disclosed
herein. In one embodiment, the service station facility includes a rack,
replaceable fuel tanks, a service module, and an electronic computer
control system. The replaceable fuel tanks are stocked on the rack and
substantially filled with various fluids, such as hydrogen, which are
utile as motivational energy sources within fuel-operated automotive
vehicles. The service module is mounted on the rack, and the electronic
computer control system is connected in electrical communication with the
service module. In this configuration, the service module is controllably
operable to receive a depleted replaceable fuel tank from a fuel-operated
automotive vehicle and also selectively deliver one of the filled
replaceable fuel tanks onboard the automotive vehicle. In another
embodiment, the service station facility may also stock replaceable
batteries for selective delivery onboard battery-operated automotive
vehicles.