Re:Cash Squeeze at Tesla, SolarCity
by ldargin on Thursday September 01, 2016 @12:45PM
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The difference is that solar power works best with battery storage because it's not continuous, so Tesla's vehicles can benefit from that source more easily than most other consumers.
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Re:Cash Squeeze at Tesla, SolarCity
by mr_spothawk on Thursday September 01, 2016 @02:00PM
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the Powerwall product uses the same battery for home storage.
also, a sweet deal like: "charge your electric car for a discounted rate m when your home already has SolarCity brand electricity" is a much easier sale than "Oh, you've got a Tesla... don't you want to charge it with your standard meter rate from Vivent?"