[EVDL] Tesla plugs into new market with home battery system

2015-05-01 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/tesla-expanding-battery-technology-to-homes-businesses/ The CEO of electric car maker Tesla Motors hopes to park hundreds of millions of large, solar panel-connected batteries in homes and businesses so the world can disconnect from power plants — and he

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2015-05-01 Thread Michael Ross via EV
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2015-05-01 Thread len moskowitz via EV
www.teslamotors.com/powerwall The $3k pack is rated at 7 kWhr and the $3.5k pack is rated at 10k kWhr. It doesn't include an inverter. Len Moskowitz  - On Fri, May 01, 2015 at 10:35 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:

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2015-05-01 Thread Ben Goren via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Tesla plugs into new market with home battery system

2015-05-01 Thread via EV
While Lithium batteries make a lot of sense for vehicles where energy density to weight is a big deal, I'm not sure of the advantage for stationary installations. Cost for Lithium is still a big issue. An ~40kWh pack of deep cycle, lead acid batteries that provide battery backup for my house

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2015-05-01 Thread via EV
Ben, Good points. I have a 10kWh solar array with 40kWh lead acid backup. Power interruptions in my area are not infrequent. This system kept the essentials of the house running for the week the power was out with Sandy. ... but lead acid batteries are notorious for going tits-up after

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2015-05-01 Thread Lee Hart via EV
An ~40kWh pack of deep cycle, lead acid batteries that provide battery backup for my house costs ~$5k. Lev Lvovsky via EV wrote: Wait, really?!? I’m completely new to the area of home backup, but this announcement is in-line with the time that I’m researching solar for our home (on-grid). It

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2015-05-01 Thread brucedp5 via EV
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