Powerwall

Tesla has started to take orders for the new Powerwall 3 in the US and Elon Musk revealed that the new home energy storage system has an insane peak power output of 30 kW. Electrek first reported that Tesla started Powerwall 3 installations in the US despite having yet to launch the product on its website officially back in September. As we previously reported, the biggest difference with the Powerwall 3 is a higher power output of 11.5 KW continuous and an integrated solar inverter. The company…

Ecoflow announced the Delta Ultra today at CES, its monster 6kWh home LFP battery pack on wheels. Its 240V/30A= 7.2kW output can back up a home the way a whole home generator or Tesla Powerwall can. However, this thing has wheels and can be loaded into a vehicle to be transported to a campsite or a remote location. EcoFlow provided us with one last month and we’ve taken it to an off-grid tiny home which it kept powered, even in the cold of winter, for a whole weekend. Let’s have a deeper look… This…

Last updated: January 4th, 2024 at 20:23 UTC+01:00 Samsung has joined forces with Tesla to offer better integration between the SmartThings platform and Tesla products. Samsung announced the collaboration today and will showcase the additions to SmartThings at CES 2024. Thanks to Tesla's open APIs, this collaboration will allow Samsung smart TV and Galaxy mobile users to integrate Tesla products, including Tesla Powerwall, Solar Inverter, Wall Connector charging, and electric vehicles, with the SmartThings Energy…

Tesla has added Powerwall, solar, and its home charging station to its API – welcome additions to its new API for developers. Late last year, Tesla launched its first official API (Application Programming Interface). It came after years of developers relying on a sort of unofficial API without documentation and official protocols. The automaker has talked on and off about releasing a software development kit (SDK) to create a full third-party app ecosystem operating with its vehicles, which…

Is Rivian planning its own home energy system like the Tesla Powerwall? The EV maker’s recent patent for an Energy Storage Device hints one could be coming. Although Rivian’s vehicles may not look like Tesla’s, the company is taking a similar approach as it expands the brand. Rivian released its flagship R1T and R1S, like Tesla with its Roadster and Model S. Next up will be its “Tesla Model 3 moment,” with the Rivian R2 due out in 2026. The R2 will be cheaper than its current models, with…

Tesla has released a new comparison report claiming Powerwall with solar is cheaper than a traditional backup generator. For years now, Tesla has enjoyed a giant backlog of Powerwall orders, but now that production has ramped up, the automaker has worked through most of that backlog, and it has to start generating more demand for the home energy storage product. Tesla has now released a new report that compares Powerwalls as a backup system to backup generators. The company claims that when…

Tesla has launched a feature called "Charge on Solar" that allows owners to fill up their electric vehicles' batteries using only excess solar energy. As TechCrunch notes, the automaker started testing the capability in May, but now it's more widely available to Tesla customers in the US and in Canada. The number of people who can access the feature, however, likely remains pretty limited. To start with, it will only be accessible to those who have newer Teslas — 2021 and later — who also have a Powerwall. That's the…

GM isn’t just competing with Tesla in the electric vehicle market — it wants to take on the company when it comes to home energy storage as well. In a press release, the company announced its first set of home energy storage solutions that are targeted at residential customers who want to install battery-powered energy storage to keep their home powered in case of emergencies. There will be three solutions at launch — some that work with the company’s EVs and one that works standalone. The first…

Anker is generally known for making smartphone power adapters and USB cables for home and on the go, but now the company is trying something new. At the company’s ReCharge event in New York City on Tuesday, it’s unveiled a new “Solix” line of products that’s focused on keeping your home powered, even if the grid goes down. It’s also adding a battery for use with its DIY balcony-mounted solar panel solution to bring a bit of stored energy independence to apartment dwellers and renters.The main star of Anker’s announcement…

Tesla Powerwall 3 is about to launch, and we can now confirm that it will be offered with up to 11.5 kW of power output, according to Tesla documents obtained by Electrek. Last month, Electrek reported that Tesla was preparing to launch the Powerwall 3 as we discovered the new product had been certified by a handful of electric utilities in the US. At the time, we didn’t know much about the new home battery pack other than information from previous internal comments from the Tesla Energy…