Tesla's 14kWh Powerwall 2 batteries open for order in Australia, with installations set to begin in Feb 2017 – just as 100s of thousands of solar households lose their premium FiT.
Tesla Powerwall 2 battery storage opens for orders in Australia
Electric Vehicles
Powerwall 2: Tesla doubles up on battery storage and slashes costs
At double the capacity and almost half the cost/kWh, Tesla's Powerwall 2 illustrates the break-neck speed at which battery storage is evolving.
A Tesla as the family car? Nothing ludicrous about it
Can an all electric vehicle be used as the family run-about? We tested the theory using a Tesla Model S, pretended the price tag was more like a Model 3, and came to these conclusions...
Tesla chauffeur service set to expand with new high profile investor
Sydney Tesla chauffeur service to add more EVs, expand to Melbourne after tech guru Simon Hackett buys 10% stake.
Blue Mountains luxury resort adds electric vehicles to the mix
Blue Mountains resort is offering guests use of two BMW electric vehicles, powered by on-site fast charging, as part of the "luxury" experience.
Tesla "glamping" in the Australian outback
One couple's experience of travelling the North-West coastal highway in their Tesla Model S using only the power supply available along the way – and sometimes camping in the boot.
Tesla explains why EVs selling electricity to grid not as good as it sounds
Tesla says it doesn’t make economic sense for EVs to send electricity back to the grid, but concedes that “dynamic charging” of EVs at times convenient to the grid is coming.
Tesla glamping? How to convert your Model S into a 5-star tent
A subculture of Tesla Model S drivers is discovering the joys, and tribulations, of converting their $US145,000 Model S into a very fancy tent.
Millennials want solar, storage, shared energy – and an app for all that
A recent Accenture survey has asked Millennials – Australia's second-largest cohort after Gen X – what they want from their energy providers. The answers are a clarion call to those utilities and retailers who still believe business-as-usual will do.
One thousand kilometers on an electric bicycle
An inside look into what you are missing out on if you don't have an electric bicycle.
WA solar installer teams with EV company to offer "complete package"
Infinite Energy says partnership with JET Charge will "complete the picture" for customers, adding EV charging to solar, battery storage and retail electricity offering.
Tesla releases full list of Model X prices ahead of EV's arrival in Australia
While the car is yet arrive on Australian shores, the full list of prices for Tesla's Model X has been released, ranging from $A120,000 - $A210,000.
NSW solar bonus scheme ends this year: what are your options?
As NSW's relatively generous solar rates come to a close, 150,000-odd solar homes are looking to make the transition as painless as possible. So what are your options? We break them down for you.
Musk’s energy master plan: Is this the beginning of the end of the utility?
Elon Musk wants to take his vision of a "smoothly integrated and beautiful solar-roof-with-battery product that just works, empowering the individual as their own utility" to a global scale. With Australia already targeted as a key battery market by Tesla, should its utilities be worried?
The first Tesla microgrid: Melbourne housing development to feature shared energy system
Another Melbourne residential development featuring Tesla Powerwalls in every house. This time the batteries will be connected to a network, and stored solar energy will be shared. A Tesla micro-grid, if you will.
Welcome to Tesla Town: the new Melbourne suburb with a Powerwall in every home
Homes in Glenvill's new-build Melbourne development, YarraBend, will have rooftop solar and Tesla Powerwall battery storage as standard features. Is this the new normal for suburbs of the future?
