Tesla will only focus on the development of 7kWh Daily Powerwall due to the lack of demand for its 10kWh Powerwall.
Tesla Motors thought that homeowners needed much power storage than before. It said to focus only on manufacturing its 7 kWh Daily Powerwall battery, which isn’t only equipped with backup energy capabilities but also aimed for daily use.
In April 2015, the carmaker announced that it would manufacture two batteries: the smaller sized, Daily Powerwall offered for $3000 and Tesla Powerwall offered for $3500 to store 10 kWh of backup energy.
The battery systems make more sense for those homeowners who have installed solar panels at their roofs, since extra power produced by their solar systems can be stored for use during cloudy weather or nights. That backup energy option would run computers, connected appliances, or lights during power outages.
The need for more power storage is not much obvious. Under so-called "net energy metering" policies, residents with solar systems can sell energy they do not consume back to the power producing companies.
The company stated it never manufactured the 10 kWh batteries. Greentech Media became the first publication to report this news. The measure towards battery systems for everyday use, especially too much early in the manufacturing process, is good, says Lux Research’s senior analyst, Cosmin Laslau.
Laslau told backup energy is not well established in power grid system where energy outages happen briefly and infrequently. He said the automaker would probably integrate increased backup power abilities into a revised version of the battery system that the organization plans to unveil in late 2016.
Already many huge utility companies and businesses are purchasing battery storage. In April, Tesla said it was test launching the batteries with huge retailers, such as Amazon, Target Corporation and Wal-Mart Stores.
Ubergizmo reported that the 7kWh battery is offered with a decade long guarantee. Consumers can install multiple battery systems if they have greater power needs, one battery is believed to power many houses throughout the evening with power produced by solar systems during the day.
The bigger 10kWh battery system was really meant as a “home backup” technology for just charging weekly and clearly, it is not sufficiently in demand due to which, the organization decided to stop selling the bigger battery to focus on the one that will earn more money.
In other news, Business Insider highlighted that pre-orders of Tesla Model 3 begin on March 31. Everyone who wishes to own the affordable version of Tesla vehicle, and can pay around $1000 to deposit, can sign up.
After that, he/she should wait. If the development of Model 3 completes as per schedule, manufacturing would not start up till late 2017. Sales will begin following that, but priority consumers will get their Tesla vehicles first.
Priority consumers are those who are already Tesla owners. The company will live-stream the worldwide debut of Model 3 on March 31, 2016.
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