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Ok, good - nice find... but it doesn't exactly contradict what I said. It's good that Tesla is doing this, but they are not the first company to offer batteries, and of course there will be competitors like Samsung as the article says.
The message is : Cheap batteries that capture cheap energy is a good idea, regardless of who makes it. Am I wrong?
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False - the only real people it helps is the people that own their cars. Cost of power to charge the cars battery is higher at peak times etc. The battery pack helps keep this cost low.
Also helps you charge your car should your power go out etc. Basically it helps them solve some issues with ownership of their cars. Selling/Marketing it to everyone helps increase their production volume.
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But isn't helping their production volume a good thing? More volume could mean reduced costs, no?
But I would disagree and say that it's not just for people who drive EV's. Since everything in your house is electric (except maybe for the a gas furnace), why not power it from batteries where possible too? And why not charge those batteries from clean sources where possible?
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It also helps reduce the demand on the grid for when more people start charging their cars, much like the issue in the summer when everyone turns on their AC if enough people plug their cars in this demand will have its own down sides that the batteries help reduce.
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That's right. It helps reduce the demand. It helps shift customers from requiring electricity during those high demand times.
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False - Tesla is not open source if I'm wrong send me a link that shows me the exact battery layout of their secret formula used. You wont be able to as this is the most highly protected secret.
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Nope, True!
The Model S technology is open source:
Tesla Goes Open Source: Elon Musk Releases Patents To 'Good Faith' Use - Forbes
Battery will be open source:
Tesla Unveils Powerwall Battery For Homes, Powerpacks For Businesses And Cities
Other Tesla Patents that are open source:
Tesla Is Giving Away All Of Its Ideas For Free
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True - Even with all the somewhat false statements above; just having the marketing/brand/etc.. power that Tesla brings to the table may help increase the number of people considering EV's now that they see a solution to some ownership problems.
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Of course! Agreed. This is actually brilliant marketing and business. The battery brings with it a "coolness" factor, and I even heard someone describe it as a "lifestyle choice". This will of course help Tesla sell more cars.
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This can also be said for bringing more people around to the idea of solar power. And TBH the more money Telsa makes the more it can put back into the company, R&D, new car models, increas production and possibly lower their price points.
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Agreed. Makes total sense to me.