- How does a Tesla Powerwall work with your Tesla EV? Will it save you money?
- We went to the Lake District to try out Elon Musk’s clean energy ecosystem
Part of the appeal of owning a Tesla for many buyers is the whole lifestyle it encompasses.
You aren’t just buying an electric car, you’re buying into a zero emissions environmentally-friendly, cost effective and technologically advanced way of living.
And that’s not just a EV evangelist ambition, because Tesla has a product that works hand-in-hand with your Tesla electric car: the £5,500 Powerwall.
The clean energy system stores energy from the sun or grid to power your home.
And its growing in popularity with over 800,000 Powerwalls already installed worldwide.
Freda Lewis-Stempel drove the new Model Y RWD up to the Powerwall-installed Tesla House in the Lake District to see how the two work together, and just how smart and appealing the Tesla lifestyle really is….
What is a Tesla Powerwall?
If you’ve ever seen a very sleek, long white rectangular box on the side of a house, and maybe even noticed a discrete light grey Tesla-stylised ‘T’ on it, then you’ve seen a Powerwall.
Tesla Powerwall is a compact home battery clean energy system that lets you store energy for later use.
Essentially a smart energy system, a Powerwall is equipped with energy monitoring, metering and smart controls which you can customise via the Tesla app.
And a Powerwall can be used either with or without solar panels.
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