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> Why does it need to be slimline? "so you don't need a battery room" - Elon Musk
by uberdog 11y ago
> Why does it need to be slimline?
"so you don't need a battery room" - Elon Musk
- kondro 11y ago10kWh of deep-cycle batteries aren't that large. It's not like people in apartments are going to be using this product.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoBut they could now, and most deep cycle lead acid batteries are flooded, not sealed, which means they have to be ventilated to prevent hydrogen explosions hazards. Not so with Tesla's offering.
- kondro 11y agoFine. 4.8kW Li-Ion battery for USD$3,278 1.9kW for USD$1,678. My point is that Tesla isn't really doing anything really unique here. Sure, they're giving it more press than anyone really has before, but the products aren't especially cheap, innovative or special. http://ironedison.com/12-volt-lithium-battery-for-solar http://ironedison.com/12-volt-lithium-battery-for-solar
- laggyluke 11y agoWow, I have a deja vu - it's like reading comments about Apple announcing a new product :)
- toomuchtodo 11y ago> Sure, they're giving it more press than anyone really has before Ahh! But that's the most important part! Elon's portfolio companies are a pieces of an incredible future machine, all working together. Solar City is able to draw on Tesla's batteries, Tesla was able to draw on SpaceX for some of its engineering capabilities. Tesla made electric cars sexy. Now, its making energy storage sexy. Clearly, marketing is important, and will be necessary for convincing the world a clean energy future is the right direction.
- rodgerd 11y agoLess storage than a Nomad.
- raverbashing 11y agoLame
- MrRadar 11y agoNo wireless! (Nikola would be so disappointed...)
- j1z0 11y agoWhat about the power wall for utilities. I haven't heard of any other similar offerings. That seems even more important than the home based ones. Plus open sourcing designs to the gigafactory. Hey Branson want to step up and build one on your side of the pond?
- pjc50 11y agoThis is pretty much the "why the iPod isn't interesting" argument. It's been done before, and the new one is more expensive. What this product has is much better luxury marketing, and as part of that much better user experience.
- mikeash 11y agoTesla is selling over double the capacity of your quoted 4.8kWh system for about the same price, and you say it's not especially cheap?