Tesla to launch Powerwall 2

I did my sums in considering purchasing the powerwall and concluded it was not viable.
The inevitable battery replacement costs negated any savings to be made.
With the Rand's further weakening expected, the technology will be even less viable in the future.

The only way this system could possibly save costs over Eskom power is if its 100% charged by solar panels, which are also a hefty financial outlay, taking years to for cost-recovery.

This trendy gizmo just isn't worth purchasing at present.

Here is a report confirming this: http://www.forbes.com/sites/christo...other-toy-for-rich-green-people/#504e2734879b
 
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LOL, I love how the article says he's a South African. He's been American / Canadian for most of his life.
 
SweetFennyAdams said:
I did my sums on purchasing the powerwall and concluded it was not viable.
The inevitable battery replacement costs negated any savings to be made.
With the Rand's further weakening expected, the technology will be even less viable.

The only way this system could possibly save costs over Eskom power is if its charged by solar panels, which too are a huge financial outlay, taking years to cost recover.

This toy just isn't worth purchasing at present.

Here is a report confirming this: http://www.forbes.com/sites/christo...other-toy-for-rich-green-people/#504e2734879b
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+1

This only makes sense if your local power supplier (Eskom or municipality) has quoted you more than R50<THIS IS WHERE I'D PUT MY NON-BREAKING SPACE; IF I HAD ONE!>000/kVA for a connection. Otherwise you might as well buy the case without the batteries and prove to the world what a poser you are.

Edit: link won't work with ad blocker, so I can't read that.
 
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Compton_effect said:
Agreed - he's as South African as Tolkien was.
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One left the country at age 3 and the other at age 18 ... if you were raised and schooled in a specific country until you reach voting age they can probably lay claim to you being from their nation should they want to.

Ofc in the case of a well publicized success, that is more likely to happen.
 
Is it going to be like apple and release a new version every year?
 
juBa said:
Is it going to be like apple and release a new version every year?
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a new version every year, with no significant feature updates, a much higher price tag, many competitors with superior products at lower prices, but with the undying adoration of your fellow fanboys as you camp for weeks in the queue to have one on launch day ... :whistle:
 
NarrowBandFtw said:
One left the country at age 3 and the other at age 18 ... if you were raised and schooled in a specific country until you reach voting age they can probably lay claim to you being from their nation should they want to.

Ofc in the case of a well publicized success, that is more likely to happen.
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I think that accepting US citizenship requires that you u give up any other citizenship that you may hold. As far as I know, they don't allow dual-citizenship. If that's the case then he may have been South African but is no longer a citizen of RSA and hence not a South African. I guess it depends on the definition. Would have been more accurate to say "ex South African" or "South African born".

The reports on his school years in RSA (he was apparently mercilessly bullied and beaten so badly he ended up in hospital) also say that he was only too pleased to leave and doesn't have any love for the country.
 
K3NS31 said:
LOL, I love how the article says he's a South African. He's been American / Canadian for most of his life.
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He mentions South Africa a couple of times in the interview...
But I do tend to agree with you
 
rsfriend said:
I think that accepting US citizenship requires that you u give up any other citizenship that you may hold. As far as I know, they don't allow dual-citizenship. If that's the case then he may have been South African but is no longer a citizen of RSA and hence not a South African. I guess it depends on the definition. Would have been more accurate to say "ex South African" or "South African born".

The reports on his school years in RSA (he was apparently mercilessly bullied and beaten so badly he ended up in hospital) also say that he was only too pleased to leave and doesn't have any love for the country.
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I agree.

Wikipedia says he has three nationalities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

* I mean, it is on Wikipedia. It must be real. :)
 
Saw the powerwall in person - quite a bit bigger that I expected, but then again - kinda naive to expect a car battery :p
 
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