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My guess is higher manufacturing cost. Assumption: manufacturing batteries in a different form factor is a significant cost driver - a big slice of the manufac
by freetinker 3y ago
My guess is higher manufacturing cost.
Assumption: manufacturing batteries in a different form factor is a significant cost driver - a big slice of the manufacturing cost pie (the other being common raw materials). Powerwall is lower volume, therefore doesn’t leverage manufacturing economies of scale as effectively as the Model 3, making it significantly more expensive to manufacture (hypothesis; I haven’t done the math).
- anovikov 3y agoIdk why is this being downvoted, looks like a very probably explanation to me
- matthewdgreen 3y agoThis company sells rack-mounted LI batteries and inverters that are sufficient to build a Powerwall-like system (in nice enclosures) at a significantly lower cost [1]. I think Tesla is banking on wealthy customers and installers wanting the premium product. The problem is that (unlike cars) it’s not likely that brand name is going to win here, which means long term this product category is going to be a race to the bottom. [1] https://www.currentconnected.com/product/sok-sk48v100-ncbt-user-serviceable-rack-mountable-battery/ https://www.currentconnected.com/product/sok-sk48v100-ncbt-u...