Re:Ford’s electric pickup can power a house for days
by recuter on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @10:06AM
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Here is a 5kWh powerwall type thing for $1,500:
https://signaturesolar.com/shop-all/batteries/eg4-lifepower4...
Buy a nice server rack and three of the aforementioned and there's your "powerwall" for less than half the price.
Re:Ford’s electric pickup can power a house for days
by driverdan on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @10:40AM
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That doesn't include the charger, inverter, rack, or wiring. Add another $1500-2000 for all that.
Re:Ford’s electric pickup can power a house for days
by recuter on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @12:13PM
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Obviously sold as the $13K Tesla Powerwall doesn't include an inverter either. They upsell you to a "Powerwall+".
Also:
> Tesla’s residential energy products will be sold as a bundle and will exclusively work with one another. This means that Tesla Powerwalls will not work with other manufacturer’s solar panels. Additionally, Tesla will not sell any of its Solar products without a Powerwall,
Re:Ford’s electric pickup can power a house for days
by 5d8767c68926 on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @12:42PM
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Are those the same solar panels that Walmart is suing Tesla for causing fires?
$6k to connect a 100kWH+ battery to their house is a drop in the bucket to the $100k they paid for the vehicle, and compared to buying the batteries outright as a home backup option.
It’s the killer app right now for EVs and homes with solar. A Tesla Powerwall is like $13k for 10kWh. You’re getting something 10x capacity at a fraction of the cost.