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I must say Elon is a brilliant engineer but not the best of orators.
2 billion battery packs, and how many solar panels to feed them ? Did I miss the number ?
$3500. Nice!!!
That's the price to the installer. They'll mark it up, and then you have the necessary accessories and installation. This looks more like a $6,000-$8,000 item once it's all up and running. Gonna have to run some math here to figure out the ROI.
I must say Elon is a brilliant engineer but not the best of orators.
$3500. Nice!!!
I'm intrigued at the backup possibilities, because we live in a forested area of the northeast where outages are common during storms. But at 3Kw a single unit isn't large enough to power our entire home, and I didn't see a figure for how long it can operate at peak load. If I need two then we're getting closer to the cost of a natural gas fired generator. This analysis, of course, is completely ignoring the environm…
$3,500. That's crazy good for your average household, on par with natural gas backup generators with half the logistics. I might just be ordering sooner rather than later given some of the grid instabilities in my area over the past year, and through the mid-term in preparation for a solar switch here in Chicago. While Elon might not be the best orator, you can easily derive his authenticity and belief in the product…
$3500. Nice!!!
I'm intrigued at the backup possibilities, because we live in a forested area of the northeast where outages are common during storms. But at 3Kw a single unit isn't large enough to power our entire home, and I didn't see a figure for how long it can operate at peak load. If I need two then we're getting closer to the cost of a natural gas fired generator. This analysis, of course, is completely ignoring the environm…
EDIT: Unless you mean it's limited to a 3 kw power draw - looks like it's 3.3 peak and 2 continuous.
That alone would be compelling at this price.
Edit: Incidentally, when I submit the reservation form, there is no confirmation.