Live in Northern California. My Powerwall was backordered for 18 months! After install, didn't take long to experience first outage. Transition from grid to battery and back so smooth, didn't even know I was on battery until I looked at my smart app. My utility company was the best promoter of Powerwall... By dropping the ball on grid power.

Love this, Sam! I have Tesla Solar + Tesla Powerwalls, have been participating in California’s Tesla Virtual Power Plant, and keeping my family cool during this heat wave. I think the combination of unreliable grids, soaring energy costs, and adversaries to humanity weaponizing energy has focused attention on the need to be energy independent. Awesome!

@katnmouse77

Жыл бұрын

Well said!!

@kathleenchilds2837

Жыл бұрын

I love your phrase "adversaries to humanity weaponizing energy"! It really does put the focus worldwide on how important the microgrid ideas really are.

@freeheeler09

Жыл бұрын

Derek, we got solar because we found out that the head of our utility monopoly is making tens of millions of dollars a year. We decided not to give them any more of our business.

@American_Energy

Жыл бұрын

@@freeheeler09 That’s a GREAT reason to get solar!

@weirdmood8102

Жыл бұрын

@@freeheeler09 Strong work! This is one of the major reasons I want our new home to have a solar and be fully self sufficient.

Outback Skybox $3500 14kWh LFP batteries $1600. DIY install.

Sam, just had my two Tesla Powerwall 2's install did not buy solar from Tesla. Took three months to get the Powerwalls. Lots of OEMs have the Powerwalls instock. Live in Florida. I have had my 10KW solar system running for 6 months.

@nach335

Жыл бұрын

You are funny 10kw. I built a 15k for about 2500. Works like a charm.

@nach335

Жыл бұрын

only took a few days too.

Looks like we need an update on this. We used Swell Energy to install our Powerwall in Redwood City CA. The equipment was slow in coming (about 2 yrs), but the Service front Swell has been great. For example, when Tesla discontinued cellular support for the gateway, Swell came out and wired the Unit for Ethernet at no charge.

It's about time and I think in the future they will upgrade again as battery technology progresses!

Can we purchase and self install? That’s what I want.

Thank you , very interesting , not sure how I arrived at your channel but I’ve subscribed 👍

Capacity of a Tesla vehicle is over 5 times kWh per Powerwall. Why does Tesla not create a device to allow Tesla vehicle battery to power a house during blackouts? Would be much cheaper and have more capacity (assuming vehicle battery is not spent).

@wapphigh5250

Жыл бұрын

I think it's due to government regulations?

@jimihendrixx11

Жыл бұрын

Probably wear it down. Email Tesla or Tweet

@simonpaine2347

Жыл бұрын

It's because the current Tesla system doesn't support V2L / Biderectional charging. Mainly because it will significantly increase the degradation of the current NCA batteries that Tesla uses. Tesla is now switching to LFP batteries made by BYD initially, and they have trialled software to allow its use in future vehicles.

@Meatwad650

Жыл бұрын

Powerwall chemistry is slightly different. It’s heavier and can cycle more.

@nexusly6720

Жыл бұрын

He's very right although utilizing the tesla car battery during a power outage should be a thing. But utilizing it daily during peak hours of grid and night are damaging to the battery

Any word on a price drop or maybe a power increase? I am in Arizona and would need to be able to run some ac in the summer so at this power level I would be looking at 2 or 3 power walls.

Powerwalls are popular everywhere. Tesla's going to sell boatloads of these things. And now in California (where I live), we can participate in the VPP. Can hardly wait.

Don't you also have to have their string inverter to join the virtual power system?

Thanks for the video....but why are the new ones easier / faster to produce? How or why will the new ones LFP be easier for supply?

The reason I went with Franklin WH home battery. LiPh battery, higher peak demand (central AC) and can use alternative plug-in power (generator).

@BobBesso

Жыл бұрын

The Franklin WH battery looks very interesting. Do you already have it installed? Curious as to your experience?

Australia has the advantage of having a thing called the sun more , but even in the northern hemisphere it’s now becoming more economical. Virtual power plants not available everywhere and when market becomes bigger the money made may not be as much. The electric companies will catch on to this and buy even more battery packs on an industrial size

I ordered PowerWalls in spring 2021 but still waiting due production and backlog issues. Latest ETA is end of 3rd quarter this year.

I would never consider a Powerwall with antiquated Lithium-ion batteries. Now I will consider it.

@proudaussie3522

Жыл бұрын

...until 5 years from now when something else will supercede it .

@alastairclark9423

Жыл бұрын

With an attitude like that, you’d never buy any kind of technology

@MichaelLloydMobile

Жыл бұрын

@@alastairclark9423 I've been in information technology for over 25 years. I've also professionally evaluated technology for corporations. It is unlikely you understand the limitations of lithium-ion battery technology, upon which my statement was based.

@alastairclark9423

Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelLloydMobile I wasn’t actually replying to you, rather the person stating they wouldn’t buy something because something will supcercede it in 5 years. I’m well aware that Li-ion batteries are antiquated tech. But thanks for the condescension anyway.

@MichaelLloydMobile

Жыл бұрын

@@alastairclark9423 Sorry about that pal. I completely agree with your comment, in that case! You've got to draw the line somewhere with technology! Sure, it keeps getting better, but you won't benefit if you don't use it. Also, the sooner you use it, the greater the benefit! We're on the same page.

I have been waiting for a powerwall for over 12 months.. Do I cancel? When are the LFP Powerwalls going to be available in Australia Sam? thanks

This is great news, been holding off going solar until I can get the LFP version of the PowerWall.

@TheEmrickman

Жыл бұрын

Same. Waiting for LFP

Sam why not cover Enphase? They've been using LFPs for a while now for home backup. That's what I have in my house for my solar

In the home battery and solar system market Tesla is behind their competitors. The opposite situation to the car market.

Great to see better batteries. Unfortunately the VPP deals in Australia generally seem poor, based on the electricity prices from a year ago when wholesale prices were much lower. If I'm exporting at peak time, I want more than a few cents per kWh. Fix this, and consumers will put in more batteries for the benefit of everyone

@roxychic367

Жыл бұрын

It’s called amber take a look at kzread.info/dash/bejne/hGeOlMelervfnLw.html

No system* blackouts or any brownouts in CA so far, so probably not at all since today is a little cooler. *There have been some local blackouts due to transformer failures, but those aren't supply-related. There were also some short localized blackouts yesterday as a result of a communications error, so those don't count either.

The other trouble is you need to have multiple battery packs with the current setup to have much backup. 13 kw is not even a days worth for most people . Just enough to make things not miserable in a power out. I have Solar just don't see a need to get one days worth of power back up.

@dangrass

Жыл бұрын

hmm...well, maybe if you run AC all the time, but otherwise it's plenty. My 3,000 sq. ft house in California uses 12kwh/day. And then there are the 19 solar panels on the roof that can generate over 40 kwh/day. Have wanted to buy one of these things for several years now. And now we can be part of a VPP. Can hardly wait.

@bobgriffin316

Жыл бұрын

You are missing the point. It is worth having the battery. It would mean that you can store the electricity that you generated during the day when you are out at work. You can then use this stored energy at night when you come home from work. It would mean that you would use much more of the power that you generate. You would not be sending this energy that you produce during the day back into the grid and getting very little money for your energy that you give back.

@ctuna2011

Жыл бұрын

But if you have Solar and are generating more than you are using you already offset the night time use and maybe then some as in my case so the only use if for battery back up during power outages. In my case I generate an extra 3000 kw a year off a 12 panel 4.7kw system. Sized for the eventual electric car.

The Power Wall 2 costs around AUD $17,000-$19,000 depending on who installs it and where you live in Australia. This has little chance of a payback in 10 years according to my sums. A homemade battery system consisting of 16 LFP Prismatic 1kWh cells, and a cheap off grid inverter can cost under AUD$5,000. (Assuming you have the PV panels already) This has a reasonable chance of payback in 3 to 5 years. If you don't have the background to do a DIY job, I'm sure some sparkies would enjoy the challenge ;) So called 'experts' tell me that this is BS, but I set up such a system last year and was so pleased I have also set up another one. The "virtual battery" setup (in California) could make the Tesla equivalent more attractive, but it is hard to know if it could compete with the low-cost DIY setup. I hear that PW2 systems need an internet connection - is this still true? If true that would be a deal breaker for me! Is it still true that without grid power, the Tesla cannot recharge it's own battery?

@nach335

Жыл бұрын

Build your own. Easy as Pi.

@wapphigh5250

Жыл бұрын

I have a SolarEdge DC system. Are there any LFP wall mounted batteries around 10KW available in Australia right now? Thanks

@aravindviswanath9922

Жыл бұрын

Any links or more info on how to build your own? I was thinking of same (replicating camping set ups for home) but all the solar mobs are t interested

@SandyMcClintock

Жыл бұрын

BTW Before you buy anything... think about how much power storage (kWh) you need/can afford. Evening or Overnight capacity? Or power for several cloudy days? Will you go for a Time-of-use plan where you can get less expensive power from the grid at night and weekends? Gloomy days in winter require either grid or generator backup in my experience. What limits you will impose on the maximum power draw. E.g. Kettle + toaster + microwave + pump can be more than 5 kW; will this overload your cells or inverter?

@wapphigh5250

Жыл бұрын

@@SandyMcClintock ok so I need to run a pool pump and I have a wine fridge. I use a time of use plan. So what do I go for in a LFP battery? Where are they on the market? Can I DIY?

Thanks for your excellent reporting on anything EV, Energy Storage or Renewable Energy related (not sure when you have time to sleep)!! Regarding Tesla's Virtual Powerplant system, you might want to point out that a Powerwall that is connected to the grid can already earn $2/kWh for electrical energy fed back into the grid during times of exceptional or peak demand on the grid. In some regions, like California or Texas, this payback could go a long way toward paying back the Powerwall's initial cost, substantially lowering its effective cost as a standby/emergency electrical power source, or as a means to store excess solar from your PV rooftop panels during the day if netmetering is not made available by the local utility, or as a means to avoid high peak-time rates for electricity, like from say 5pm to 10pm, when everyone starts cranking up their electrical loads at home.

Any idea how fast Tesla can scale these, like 50% yoy?

Looking forward to my new Fisker Ocean EV teamed up with either Wallbox or Emporia V2X solution that will provide 4+ days of home energy if needed.

I really really want this ASAP, I hope it wil be available in South Africa soon. We really struggle this side with rolling blackouts. We can't take it anymore.

Here in the UK it's been possible to buy a Tesla Powerwall without their solar panels for a long time. Our Powerwall 2 was installed over a year ago. My only regret is not having bought two because we are heavy electricity users and usually use up the overnight charge plus solar before the end of the day. The company who installed them say that we can have another whenever we want, there's not a very long delay, we just need some more money!

Today is dec 16, 2022, and when will see the new Tesla Powerwall?

Lots of sun in Australia unlike here in the UK. Sea wind makes more sense here in the UK alongside Nuclear. And in future sea tidal power. Perhaps there is just enough sun in and South of my home country of Devon in the South West.

Kind of expensive? They are twice the cost of nearly every rack mount LFP battery in the market. Powerwall is $10-12k (depending on location) for 13 kwh. You can get smart server rack 5 kwh batteries for less than $1500

@chefgav1

Жыл бұрын

Where you going to get a powerwall installed for 10k?

@whatta7793

Жыл бұрын

You can buy used Tesla modules out of salvaged Tesla cars for $600-1000, they're 5.2 kwh capacity. Powerwall prices need to drop a lot. They're a great product, but they're just way too expensive.

Many places in the US do not allow individuals to drop the grid.

Tesla services need to improve all around, not just the powerwall division. Love the cars.

There is other option like Na-ion that is much cheaper (it have less enagy density so it not good for car but stationary power wall don't care)

@MichelDerome

Жыл бұрын

You forgot that the recharge cycle is way higher and safer from the get go. Especially if the EV manufacturer cutting corners like the others then TESLA. Ask GM government motors lol.

Just got solr installed about a month ago. I didn't get any batteries since that would have nearly doubled the cost. I would really like to jump on this.

@rp9674

Жыл бұрын

I would probably do the same my biggest concern though is being able to access that power if there's a grid outage, so you can at least have power during sunlight.

@mohammedabdulahi7894

Жыл бұрын

Why would you have solar with out batteries? How do you store energy let say at night?

@DrKreiger

Жыл бұрын

@@mohammedabdulahi7894 I don't have batteries strictly for the reason stated, it would have doubled the cost of my solar install. Which was already over $55,000. I don't store any at night. What this system does is generate during the day and the excess goes back to my electric company, who pays me 1:1 what I would have paid for that electricity. So, for about 9 months out of the year, I build up a credit, which I then draw from for the other 3 months when there is less sun, and my usage is higher. Basically, I no longer have an electric bill, and it is replaced by a loan payment that is a little less than my current average bill (which would only go up as time goes on).

@mohammedabdulahi7894

Жыл бұрын

@@DrKreiger me and you have totally different system. I have only inverter with batteries because where I am resided the electric company doesn't buy back power. However we have power shortage so I need constant power with out using generator. Since I drow all my power from electric company I will soon install solar panels.

5 months later and still not available. I am wondering if any announcement on new products on investor day

Here in Finland, I will get soon 8.76 kWp solar set, it costs with 40% tax return about 7000 euros for me. Cheaper in Australia ?

PowerWall not available in Canada yet

The technology and prices seem to changing every few months. Now, you can use certain BEVs as battery storage and switch over to whole house battery back-up. Just not sure it is worth purchasing an in-house only solution now or just get a second BEV with 30-200 kWh capacity whole house back-up power capabilities when needed 1-3 times a year?

Elon just announced the other day they will sell the Powerwall without having to put in a whole Tesla solar panel system. Powerwalls alone will be available by year-end.

@chefgav1

Жыл бұрын

Always been like that in Australia

I put in a 4K solar array with a Sol-ark 12K hybrid inverter and a Big Battery 15Kwh ferrous oxide battery with all the wiring and components including Roof mounts and rapid shutdown for $21,000 last April. Tesla is behind the game big time.

When will the LFP Powerwall be available?

@Labrat500

Жыл бұрын

Haven't seen this anywhere else. When was this announced?

I'd order one, but I live in an apartment. There's no chance management will put in solar cells, batteries, or car charging. Looks like I'll have to buy a house! But houses are so ridiculously expensive, there's no chance of that happening either. I'm screwed.

@davidpowellseattle

Жыл бұрын

This is the reality for many. The wealthy will claim the high ground as climate friendly, and will capitalize at the expense of the poor. Meanwhile, the planet is dying under our feet. We don't need winners and losers. This is a pure public good issue!

Iron phosphate the future of battery storage , cheaper , last 3 times longer and will mean multiple batteries is more likely and this is what most will need to have for more efficient use of solar andcheap electric

Can you talk about the tesla solar roof panels

Fantastic A do it yourself Finnish sauna is no longer needed to set the house on fire, a power wall with “old” batteries is good enough…

Have they been released yet?

It's 7 months later and you still have to wait an age for a Tesla and many have crappy old chemistry

I thought they changed to LFP a while ago?

Why dont they use sodium for their power walls and large storage? Isn’t sodium tech already good for that?

Will it be profitable?

The backlog will be as long as Tesla wants it to be. Most people can't even order them yet.

Tesla said this 1/29/22...they still don't have LFP powerwalls 1 year later while Enphase does!

California isn't having power issues Sam, and no brownouts. Grids are designed for peak usage which for us often occurs around this time of year.

@b4804514

Жыл бұрын

Media has distorted the CA lack of power issues forgetting the current 8 day heat wave and excessive power use. This is not normal but media makes sound that way. What a joke the news is these days. Click bait

@American_Energy

Жыл бұрын

I strongly disagree with this, and so does PG&E. We *are* having power issues, and warnings of rolling blackouts have happened nearly every day during this heat wave. The following cities lost power yesterday evening: Alameda, Lodi, Santa Clara (Silicon Valley Power), Palo Alto, Healdsburg, and Ukiah. Granted, power was cut there by mistake in anticipation of blackouts, but the point remains that the Governor, PG&E, and CAISO have been issuing warnings and asking everybody to reduce load demand between 4-9 this whole heat wave… including today! I have two Powerwalls and am enrolled in Tesla’s Virtual Power Plant. I charged up all day using solar, and sent over 20kWh to the grid between 6-9PM. These programs start small, but are growing exponentially. Imagine if Tesla vehicles, or any EV, could participate in feeding back to the grid during energy emergencies? Really exciting times ahead!

Is it “soon” yet?

Is Tesla bringing LFP inhouse? We need new solar factories w/LFP inhose battery production.

I’m told Tesla powerwall 2 in Aus will stop referral discount in Dec. Powerwall supply isn’t a problem from installer in Oz, less than 8 weeks turnaround. I’m still waiting for battery chemistry change, I’m not about to put Nimnh in anywhere. Powerwall 3 is a product I don’t need as I already have inverters. FYI, Tesla is stopping referral discount on Model Y in Aus in Oct and discount not applicable to Model 3.

Many places, it's ILLEGAL to be off the grid, or the power company gets to charge you a large fixed cost fee whether you use the grid or not. (I don't like this, but the power lobby has a LOT of pull in many locations). That being said, I'm not convinced that being on the grid at all makes sense, as things could go wrong with your system too. Might make more sense to have 2 or 3 Powerwalls, and try to buy power cheap (or get it "free" from solar) and sell it dear (if the power lobby in your locale doesn't manage to prevent that). Also, you may as well use the power your high required fixed cost payment entitles you to (for no additional charge).

@tba3900

Жыл бұрын

Say you are moving house and the power will be disconnected . Same as no occupier no electricity needed scenario.

@jond9884

Жыл бұрын

Power wall for your use and let the grid be your backup

I’ve had my second Powerwall on order for the last 9 months, hopefully it will arrive before Christmas 🎄. At the moment in the U.K. 🇬🇧 Tesla aren’t taking any orders and won’t be until the new year, even then the talk is a 6-9 month wait.

@paullister7293

Жыл бұрын

I have also been waiting since January 2022 for a Powerwall. Any news on yours yet? I have an estimated delivery date early December but if this is not LFP I might defer and ask my fitter to pass 'my' December Powerwall to someone else and wait for an LFP. How about you?

@leehartshorn1479

Жыл бұрын

Did tesla come up with the goods yet for you ? Also in the UK 🇬🇧 here and looking to go this route

@paullister7293

Жыл бұрын

@@leehartshorn1479 yes they did Lee, in December as promised. Very pleased with it too, especially so with solar. It just sorts itself out when and whether to charge from the grid on a cheap rate tariff which I like. It is a lithium iron battery, which is what I was hoping for. My friend has another make, I prefer the Tesla!

Paper plates

Your voice sounds better. A singer was being interviewed i don't remember who but they said green apples worked good for vocal cords. Anyway i thought of you.

They make zero financial sense in New Zealand, They are too small to power an average house and their payback is about 40-50 years - probably 30-40 years after their useful life. We are better off selling excess back to our grid for ~17c/kwh and buying back when we need it for ~23c/kwh.

@wapphigh5250

Жыл бұрын

They make sense for me.. we only get 6c/kwh AUD here in aus

Redflow ZBM3

Sould end ncm and replace with 2170 so vehicles can be all 4680

Don't have to be 100% off grid. Use batteries as arbitrage. Don't even need solar to do that. Solar can be added to the amounts sold back during the day, not used to charge the batteries. By enlarge, the sweet spot is charging at night, discharging during the day. This approach opens the possibility for PWs at residential and small commercial spaces, small megapacks to link those at the apartment block/neighborhood level, a mini-VPP. Then those link up for a larger area VPP at the municipal/regional level. Loop in the cars too. Since peak electric rates are late afternoon-early evening, the cars can plug in to discharge through peak, recharging at night. All worked out with your AI & calendar.

Each Powerwall 2 costs $5,550, and the average US home will need 2 or 3 to supply its power needs. A single Powerwall can provide limited backup power for critical appliances and lights, but not enough for the entire power usage of a typical house. That's a big bit expensive here in Australia. It's pretty clear this battery game is for only the few Aussies who could afford it. I don't see too many reports with Aussies who live away from the big cities being able to afford or even want all this electric wizardry.

@mixalis6168

Жыл бұрын

they cost around 12-15 k AUD and warranty is pathetic !

@GlenisRetiredNZ

Жыл бұрын

~$20k NZD in New Zealand

@andyhamilton5926

Жыл бұрын

In the UK, fitted, my quote is for £10,000

@phil_nicholls

Жыл бұрын

Our single (wish we’d ordered two) PW2 gets fitted next week - had it on order since January. Just under £10k including the gateway!

@gullepomp

Жыл бұрын

Have you considered moving to appliances that run on 12 volts? When the first solar came out many people went for 12V.

I'm about to have a tesla battery system installed but I'm not using tesla solar in the USA. So I don't think what you say is true.

see Bluetti about to release a sodium-ion battery which I hope will be cheaper in time.

Adding a Powerwall to our home, along with Solar, was the best thing we have done for the house. We live in Northern CA, and our particular area has upwards of 7 power outages every year (PG&E, our local power company, is pathetic.) We now breeze through the outages which have ranged from a few minutes, to over 36 hours, and keep the house running where all our neighbors are in the dark. We have friends who come over to charge their cellphones, or do their laundry, or even put food in our fridge and chest freezer. We also have been participating in the Tesla and PG&E VPP (Virtual PowerPlant) and it has been really interesting to see that the aggregate combined output of all the Powerwalls taking part has been up to 24 Megawatts! That's a pretty significant, and instantaneous amount to help support the PG&E grid to ride out power demand spikes. Imagine hundreds of thousands, or even millions of Powerwalls at some point in the future, maybe able to support the grid with Gigawatts!

@jeffholman2364

Жыл бұрын

Great info and valid points! "Imagine hundreds of thousands, or even millions of Powerwalls at some point in the future," and vehicles with V2G too? At some point, fairly soon, we could be scratching our heads and asking, remember that energy crisis "thing," what was that all about anyway?

@nexusly6720

Жыл бұрын

Went 2 days without the grid my 2 powerwalls 2+ were keeping me online. And my solar recharge them each day

I believe that chemistry was developed at MIT. Under the a123 program.

Isn't it also an advantage in SAFETY? I don't want a massive fire risk in my house unless the odds that happens are truly negligible. Or I put the batteries outside away from the house, maybe in their own little shed, in the area my whole house NG generator sits. Having two separate backup systems seems ideal, re energy security in winter or bad storms (with sump pumps). By the time the 10 year old NG whole house generator is getting unreliable (only one minor common part issue so far), maybe just replacing it with a few highly reliable, reasonably priced large batteries of LFP or better chemistry. Even for someone who lives alone and only uses about 500 kWh a month, a week, and especially two, of emergency backup power takes some doing, even just for heat, the fridge, the sump pumps, etc. (And we get such outages now and again with ice storms, bad wind storms, etc).

@charliecharlie9787

Жыл бұрын

Stand by NG generator is a better way then batteries 🔋

Just get vehicle to home!

Enphase and Solaredge are good alternatives if you care about service from a company.

All Tesla fans like to hear it,Great. Same thing over and over.Boring, but It works.

Shame to use Li batteries for static applications. Perhaps Tesla could do the research for batteries based on Na or ZnBr or some other chemistry that uses very cheap elements. Save the Li for mobile applications. If we are using Li for static applications it should also use Mn cathodes.

Here in Europe, we can only dream of a powerwall. Tesla can’t even replace my cracked windshield on my M3,never mind a powerwall.

We will go to a multi-chemistry battery storage world, with each major application served by chemistry best suited to it. The requirements are not the same across different applications. Take the common 3 examples- 1. Land transport - Cars and trucks need high energy density - KWH per Kg weight, which is where NMC found their first blockbuster success. LFP is inching up and already good enough for most practical range car applications. Trucks may need higher energy density to be commercially viable for longer distances. Trains also have the option of overhead electrification - this is how long distance electric trains run even today. In areas where full route electrification is too expensive (compared to even more expensive hydrogen?), we can easily do a hybrid approach - Smaller battery packs that can be recharged by overhead electrification of only small sections of the route. 2. Home batteries/local storage: The weight does not matter as much, because these are fixed batteries. There is no weight penalty on moving them in use. LFP with thrice more cycles, but also more weight makes good sense here. The far lower fire risk from LFP batteries is also important in convincing people. Nobody wants NMC's far higher fire and explosion risk inside their homes. 3. Grid scale batteries especially for long term power storage will likely go to flow batteries with completely different chemistry using cheap and abundant materials (like the ones proposed by the likes of Ambri, Form, or ESS). Low cost per KWH stored, large capacity, high useful life and high reliability with low maintenance are important in grid batteries. Li-ion, especially NMC, has been used for all three scenarios simply because mass scale production of Li-ion made them practically the only real option commercially available. We will see alternatives even for transport and home batteries. Chemistries like Sodium Ion or the Lithium-less solid state batteries will come up. There are too many vehicle makers and utilities without the scale in sourcing Lithium batteries. It it is early days of the battery revolution, with much less that 1% of energy storage needed at the global scale deployed so far. The scale of the future opportunity is massive. So, investors are keen on funding alternative battery options that can capture a large share of the market or rule a specific application.

Still waiting … hope soonish

So they moving to the same batteries as BYD etc and not using colbolt which is killing kids digging out the Grd in Cambodia

This panel can put out close to 100 watts kzread.infoUgkxOqI2yqX0XVrhR2BMJciTWrHJpG8FhJyg when positioned in the appropriate southernly direction, tilted to the optimal angle for your latitude/date, and connected to a higher capacity device than a 500. The built in kickstand angle is a fixed at 50 degrees. Up to 20% more power can be output by selecting the actual date and latitude optimal angle.The 500 will only input 3.5A maximum at 18 volts for 63 watts. Some of the excess power from the panel can be fed into a USB battery bank, charged directly from the panel while also charging a 500. This will allow you to harvest as much as 63 + 15 = 78 watts.If this panel is used to charge a larger device, such as the power station, then its full output potential can be realized.

Do those came from car batteries?

@geekinginandout

Жыл бұрын

Nice video BTW.

You could buy batteries from another company like sonnen or why not make one your self, plenty of videos on yt how to do it.

I keep hearing that supply will catch up to demand and whilst technically true an annual run rate of 70+ million vehicles is some way off. In fact in 2021 the total was 6.6 million so we can call that year one of the supply/production challenge. Now other than the mere fact just because you produce 70+ million doesn't mean people will buy them makes us look at most popular Brands. Obviously Tesla is by far the brand leader in the China, US, Europe and in many other countries but supply to other regions is limited so this lead is not an active metric. Now BYD is ramping significantly and part of their China first strategy has seen them make considerable gains there. But another key strategy is that BYD seems to be targeting supplemental markets as a priority rather than focusing on the US and Europe. This may see BYD gain first mover advantage in South East Asia, Australia, South America and the Middle East. Now Tesla's loss of market share has been highly touted for a long time. However the theory that as Tesla losses market share they will lose revenue and or profitability is not the case. Afterall if you go from 1.5 million cars to 5 million cars by 2025 do you really care what market share you hold? Or do you care about how efficiently you make those cars and how much profit you generate? VW and Toyota are the largest car companies in the world and they only produce 10+ million a year. But unlike Tesla they do not make anywhere the level of profit Tesla does. 50 billion dollars that's how much profit Tesla will make when they start producing 5 million cars a year. Elon Musk has proclaimed 20 million cars a year is the goal by 2030. But whether it's 10 million or 20 million do you really think Tesla will care if people say "Hah your a liar, you failed you only made 15 million cars". Yes I'm sure Tesla will be saying Oh wow is me we only made 150+ billion dollars in profit.....

@robsengahay5614

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Tesla profit margin will be tightened considerably as they ramp up to produce, say, 10 million cars per year. The market for Tesla cars (and BEVs in general) is going to be ultimately limited by price. New ICE cars are literally half the price to buy. There will come a tipping point - and I suspect that will not be far away with a global recession looming - where, for the first time, supply of BEVs including Tesla will exceed demand. At that point expect Tesla to start active marketing and for prices to come down. Obviously Tesla is in a better place to do this because of the higher margins they are achieving on the cars but you are wrong to extrapolate the profit margins of annual production of 1 million cars to annual production of 15 million cars. It just doesn’t work that way.

What's with that B-roll? Those aren't Powerwalls. No reason to put video of hand-soldered Chinese battery packs in a Tesla video.

It would be nice to be able o get off the grid in the US with the government stepping in 1 way or another.

At the beginning you do prattle on !

waste of time. they went with LFP Powerwalls a few months prior availability of Megapacks. This the reason Elon, for the first time he said that they are "not' battery constrained

Energy crisis averted now that these batteries are here.

Bro you need help. That lighting is terrible. I know it's bright down there in AUS but damn.

Kinda expensive. But with solar. Not supporting Putinas types - priceless.

Sam, I’m in California, and while threats of blackouts are real, in practice I haven’t had a blackout in many years. I do get warnings that my power might be cut for an hour at a time, but it hasn’t happened yet. I have several small lithium power packs (1kw and 2kw) which can keep the refrigerator and TV going for half a day, maybe a day. I wanted a Tesla power pack for my solar panels, but could not get one when Tesla stopped providing them by themselves. Now, I really don’t need one since I’ve moved on with a temporary solution. Even if I decided to upgrade to a whole home battery, I doubt I would choose Tesla at this point since my solar panels use microinverters, converting immediately to A/C at the solar panel. Maybe if Tesla allowed their cars to provide bidirectional charging I would consider a Tesla Powerwall, but for now I’m going to wait until production ramps up a bit and/or I can include my Tesla as a home battery supply.

Just got mine today

So in Australia 14kw about $20.000 installed buy a PHEV with 20kw for $60.000 that can put power to your house

@wapphigh5250

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all well and good except the regulations don't actually allow this yet... ???

they need to get cheaper And if they want mass adoption in the 3rd world then it needs to be smaller to about 6Kwh as our electricity needs are much lower

you can still build your own battery for cheaper than Tesla, stop wasting your money folks. You're just making musky richer.

many of us have been waiting.... for tsla to deliver on all their promises. at tsla we're in the business of making promises

Please show example of the house that is, "off-grid" 👀 People like to think this & say or this a bunch. It's just NOT true. Solar doesn't provide enough energy to do this entirely by itself. You make it sound like batteries generate power. It's NOT sustainable. People with solar are, still "ON" grid power. Please prove me wrong. 😉 Been electrician for over 30 years. Building amazing houses & buildings. Not one that can go totally, "off-grid". Time for nuclear power. China is building 55 nuclear plants to build the solar, wind, & batteries for YOU. Laughing all the way to the bank. 🤑🤑🤑 China is gonna crush us. 😳

@ctuna2011

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What's very frustrating is you can't use your Solar Panels in a power out unless you have a battery with a smart disconnect. In California. I may be attached to the grid but right now I am putting a extra 3000 kw a year on the grid and not getting much back for it. So far I am experiencing maybe 2 or 3 4 hour power out's a year most of them are due to storms.

@jerrytalley802

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Got my powerwalls in June 2021, since then I’ve had 44 outages, 18 total hours, 5 hours is the longest. It’s expensive but I’m really happy that I only know the power is out with a small flicker, or my notice from Tesla, and.or Verizon telling me I could Lise FIOS from power outages in the area. Thankfully, I don’t lose either one with backup power. I was fortunate to get them grandfathered in before they stopped selling them to non Tesla solar customers. It stinks, because I may add to mine if they would install to previous customers

@slavko321

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Obviously solar is enough, but it make take some more space. Search for will prowse on KZread, charges his tesla on solar, too.

Not First 😳