Based on my experience as well as the simplicity and quality of the car, I plan to keep my Model S at least 2x as long as any other car. Assuming I drive 150k miles my savings on gas and maintenance scales to $22.5k and my Tesla cost drops to $63,000. If I did sell, studies show the resale value of the Model S exceeds other cars in its class and the Model 3 is probably even stronger. According to a 2018 report by Loup Ventures a 50k Model S has lost just 28% of its value versus 40% for a BMW 7 series. That extra retained value is worth 12% of my $87 pre-tax purchase price, or $10,400. Pushing my Tesla cost down to $52,560. Way cheaper than any car in its class.

“We don’t think customers need lithium if it’s just sitting there for backup; it’s a waste of money,” he says. “If you are on the grid, then take advantage of it. You can go with lower cost AGM batteries that last 10-plus years. If you have the grid where you are, get AGM batteries and use them as backup or slightly used and don’t necessarily deep cycle them. If you’re totally off grid, then we recommend lithium or carbon-based AGM that have four to five times the cycle life. You can minimize your usage of the grid, but do it to keep your battery bank at a reasonable cost/size. If you were to try going completely off grid with a traditional size home, the battery cost would make you cry.”

The auto industry as a whole has not embraced Musk’s battery-or-bust vision of the future. A 2017 survey of 1,000 senior auto executives conducted by KPMG found they believe hydrogen fuel cells have a better long-term future than electric cars and will represent "the real breakthrough" (78 percent), with the auto executives citing the short refueling time of just a few minutes as a major advantage. Sixty-two percent told KPMG that infrastructure challenges will result in the battery-powered electric vehicle market’s undoing.

The Explorer’s rear bench features a flexible positioning system, sliding forward or backward to manage personal and cargo space. Campers can slide it forward on the ride to carry luggage, gear and supplies to the campground, then slide it back to open up a roomier dining and lounge area. At night, the bench folds flat into a full-width bed, sleeping up to five people in conjunction with the pop-up roof bed.

Finally, there was good news for Schletter, which filed for insolvency in March, when Golden Square Capital’s acquisition plan was finalized.

Major Key Players of Solar Hybrid Inverter Market Report: Flin Energy, Luminous India, Microtek Inverters, Schneider Electric, Su-Kam Power Systems, Delta Energy Systems, EAST Group, KACO new energy, Pure Volt, Tabuchi Electric, Shanghai Sunvis New Energy, Voltronic Power Technology, SolaX Power, SolarEdge Technologies, Redback Technologies, Growatt New Energy Technology, GoodWe (Jiangsu) Power Supply Technology, Lavancha Renewable Energy, .

The utility has partnered with two Perth-based companies, Hybrid Systems and BayWA r.e. Solar Systems, which have been awarded the lion’s share of Western Power’s $8.8 million SPS contracts in Round 1 of the program. Only one of the 57 project has been awarded to Victorian company Optimal Group, which is providing a specialized installation for a Water Corporation site.

Tigo’s UL-certified RSS solutions include TS4-F (Fire Safety), TS4-O (Optimization), and TS4-L (Long Strings) – as well as TS4-S (Safety), not pictured for SolaX Power. (Photo: Business Wire)

When Arsenal takes to the pitch on the 21st against Bate Borisov, they will play on green grass grown under green-powered lights, surrounded by fans supporting their efforts. The club’s push to renewables is entering a new phase, and it seems others may follow in their footsteps.

Beyond utility savings, he plans to take advantage of federal tax breaks and state incentives resulting from the Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act of 2016.

Australian-based Redback Technologies is now eligible for subsidies under the South Australia Home Battery Scheme, alongside nine other brands. The company manufacturers its solar inverter-battery hybrid systems overseas.

Most solutions to this problem have involved adding carbon materials and polymer binders to create a framework to contain the silicon. The process for doing it, according to Gogotsi, is complex and carbon contributes little to charge storage by the battery.