Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla is well-known and highly appreciated thanks to his visionary ideas. His most recent one, focuses on Puerto Rico which has been recently hit by hurricanes and suffered great casualties. This also means that most of the power grids in the country have been destroyed and Tesla is trying their best to help them restore power sources. Their first step was to send Powerwalls to Puerto Rico, which use solar energy but now Elon Musk is thinking about taking this to a next level. He suggested that Tesla could rebuild entire grid using only batteries and solar power, a highly sustainable power source which will reduce household costs and also benefit the environment. The initial plans of this project are presented in the video on the following link and by heading there you can also learn more about Elon Musk’s future plans for sustainable energy in Puerto Rico.

Mr Musk was asked: “Could @ElonMusk go in and rebuild #PuertoRico’s electricity system with independent solar & battery systems?”

The South African entrepreneur replied: “The Tesla team has done this for many smaller islands around the world, but there is no scalability limit, so it can be done for Puerto Rico too. ”

“Such a decision would be in the hands of the PR govt, PUC, any commercial stakeholders and, most importantly, the people of PR.”

“This is an opportunity to completely transform the way electricity is generated in Puerto Rico and the federal government should support this,” said Judith Enck, the former administrator for the region with the environmental protection agency.

Usually, beautifully designed products are quite expensive, and the ones produced by Tesla brand perfectly fit that description. Elon Musk figured out that people are so impressed by the Tesla electric cars that they will make many sacrifices in order to be able to afford one. Recently, Tesla revealed their plan to include among their products a plug-in hybrid mobile home, probably an attempt to expand their market share by introducing new and cheaper innovations.

The name of the mobile home is “Model H”, and it looks pretty similar to a gigantic Model X. This new model is going to fill a gap in the market that has not been filled before this. “Model H” was designed especially for those so eager to own a Tesla model that they even defaulted on their homes in order to afford one.

The new Tesla model is priced at $120,000, being more affordable than some of the previous models. You can accommodate a family of four in it, having at your disposal the necessary appliances for a comfortable and luxurious life on the road. Among the amenities we could mention are the following ones: flat-screen TVs, a space-efficient kitchen, a bathroom with composting toilet and water-saving shower, and a built-in video monitoring system. The last feature can be used to supervise the safety of your Model S, since Model H is not also equipped with a garage.

The prototype was finished in time for spring, and now we are excited to see when we can pre-order it. Musk recently said on Twitter that those who already own a Model S might be eligible for a discount regarding the new model. Moreover, we will most likely have it delivered within days after assembly if we place an online order. Pretty exciting news!

Tesla Motors invented this highly useful battery, that is the dream of everyone who would like to switch to an off-the-grid living. The battery is called Powerwall and was designed in order to entirely power one’s home, without ever having to use the power grid again. The system of the battery is based on the same one used in the Tesla electric cars and it comes in two units: 7kWh ($300) or 10kWh (#3500). The energy the Powerwall battery will store, has to come from solar or wind generators and the battery will keep running even if the grid goes down. You can order these batteries, starting this summer and we invite you to watch the presentation clip from the following link for more information about this groundbreaking product.

Here is a clip from the initial release

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKORsrlN-2k

Tesla is working on a battery that can power your home and even help large-scale utilities store energy more efficiently, according to company chief executive Elon Musk.

source:  teslamotors.com