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I suspect they have batteries rather than fuel cells? Tesla is known to colocate them for exactly the reasons you say - also to shift load to cheaper hours of
by londons_explore 3y ago
I suspect they have batteries rather than fuel cells?
Tesla is known to colocate them for exactly the reasons you say - also to shift load to cheaper hours of the day and to get paid by the grid for balancing services.
- sp332 3y agoI think the current ones don't use generators, but that one time they used a gas generator to charge Teslas, called it a "battery swap station", and got a bunch of money from California that was supposed to go to zero-emissions car projects. I doubt they'll ever live that down.
- panick21_ 3y agoLive what down? California paid for a research and demonstration project. Tesla did that but decide for a whole number of reasons that it wasn't worth doing.
- cduzz 3y agosorry for the late reply -- definitely fuel cell setups. Orleans MA and Hyannis MA supercharger stations. The one in Hyannis is right next to the superchargers, the other is 2 minutes walk away. I believe one or both have "bloom energy" branding. I can't find a good picture on the internet.