the Founder of Tesla Motors Elon Musk
the Founder of us developer of unmanned vehicles Tesla Motors Elon Musk unveiled a new model system energy Powerwall 2.0 and the roof, which produces electricity from the energy of the sun
the head of the private American company unmanned vehicles Tesla Motors Elon Musk at the presentation in Los Angeles has introduced a new development designed in collaboration with SolarCity. About it reports Business Insider.
Tesla presented a monolithic roof for the house, generating electric energy and system reserve energy Powerwall 2.0 and Powerpack. The feature is that the roof is a one piece solar panel, not attached to it the individual elements of the energy conversion.
Musk has introduced four different models of the roof. Solar panels are made out of smooth glass in different shapes, thus they fit different home design. The founder of Tesla says that a roof can power an entire house with 100% renewable energy.
in Addition, Musk presented Powerwall 2.0 — storage of electricity. At the presentation he said that his power is doubled to 14 kW. The cost of this battery is $ 5.5 thousand First version of Powerwall sold for $ 3.5 million, its capacity is 6.4 kW.
“There are three key components that can help in solving the problem of climate change and have a positive impact on the world, is environmentally safe production of energy, batteries and electric vehicles. These solutions already exist independently, but in combination they become more powerful,” — said on the website of Tesla.
In his statement, Musk said that his goal is the release of mankind from the era of the use of fossil fuels and create an ecologically safe way of life.
In early October, Musk announced the presentation of the “unexpected” product. He did not specify what will be new from Tesla. Business Insider speculated that it may be just a Powerwall, and a Powerpack that will allow you to charge your Tesla at home.
To the end of the year to close the acquisition of Tesla Motors solar energy provider SolarCity Corp. Reuters wrote that the amount of the transaction could reach $ 2.6 billion. in Addition, in mid-October it became known that Tesla has signed an agreement with Panasonic on cooperation in the production of components for solar panels. From 2017, the Japanese manufacturer will produce solar cells and modules for solar panels at a joint with SolarCity factory in new York.
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