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2016-02-04 13:07:58
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If you have it prepared, also make sure to choose an inverter that is suitable for the future operation of the system including a battery.
From the beginning, we entertained the idea of adding a battery later. However, we did not pursue this idea intensively and only mentioned it in passing to our photovoltaic seller. When the report about the Tesla Powerwall first appeared in the middle of last year, I asked our seller whether our inverter would be suitable for it. Unfortunately, it is not.
An acquaintance of ours is also having photovoltaic panels installed on his new build and is also considering Tesla batteries. His seller has so far been unable to say with certainty whether the SMA inverter offered to him is suitable for future Tesla batteries.
Personally, I consider Tesla to be a very interesting option due to its experience in electric car manufacturing (after all, one of the few providers whose battery system doesn’t fail after 100 km and whose vehicles also offer a reasonable travel speed – unfortunately, however, priced far from reasonable). In terms of price, these batteries are said to be very good – unlike previous providers on the market – as the factory was designed for mass production.
By the way: Shortly after Tesla announced their plans, Daimler also stated that they wanted to compete in the battery market in 2016 (but since then I haven’t heard anything more). And last month BMW also published its ambitions, although I didn’t really understand that very well (there was talk of "recycling" car batteries and selling them as batteries for, e.g., single-family homes).
For now, we will just sit back and watch. What are the first experiences? How will the market develop price-wise? etc.
From the beginning, we entertained the idea of adding a battery later. However, we did not pursue this idea intensively and only mentioned it in passing to our photovoltaic seller. When the report about the Tesla Powerwall first appeared in the middle of last year, I asked our seller whether our inverter would be suitable for it. Unfortunately, it is not.
An acquaintance of ours is also having photovoltaic panels installed on his new build and is also considering Tesla batteries. His seller has so far been unable to say with certainty whether the SMA inverter offered to him is suitable for future Tesla batteries.
Personally, I consider Tesla to be a very interesting option due to its experience in electric car manufacturing (after all, one of the few providers whose battery system doesn’t fail after 100 km and whose vehicles also offer a reasonable travel speed – unfortunately, however, priced far from reasonable). In terms of price, these batteries are said to be very good – unlike previous providers on the market – as the factory was designed for mass production.
By the way: Shortly after Tesla announced their plans, Daimler also stated that they wanted to compete in the battery market in 2016 (but since then I haven’t heard anything more). And last month BMW also published its ambitions, although I didn’t really understand that very well (there was talk of "recycling" car batteries and selling them as batteries for, e.g., single-family homes).
For now, we will just sit back and watch. What are the first experiences? How will the market develop price-wise? etc.