Mercedes-Benz Copies Tesla, Plans To Offer Home Energy Storage

Posted by timothy on Tuesday June 2, 2015 @04:26AM from the germans-sure-know-their-zeitgeist dept.

cartechboy writes: It's like a game of follow the leader. First, Tesla announced its Powerwall Batteries, and now Mercedes-Benz plans to follow suit by entering the energy-storage business as well. A division of parent company Daimler has been testing battery packs that can power houses, and plans to launch commercially in September. Supposedly a battery pack for "light industrial, commercial, and private" use is being tested with sizes ranging from 2.5 kWh to 5.9 kWh. While Tesla's building a massive Gigafactory to make all its batteries for its Powerwall and electric cars, it's unclear exactly how Daimler plans to produce its batteries in a larger-scale energy-storage operation.

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Tesla was not the first to offer this idea by Karganeth · 2015-06-02 05:15 · Score: -1, Troll

Repeat after me: TESLA HAS INVENTED NOTHING NEW. THIS INCLUDES HYPERLOOPS AND ALL THEIR OTHER SHIT. STOP BUYING INTO THE FUCKING HYPE YOU MORONS. PS caps limit is somewhat annoying. caps limit is somewhat annoying. caps limit is somewhat annoying. caps limit is somewhat annoying. caps limit is somewhat annoying. caps limit is somewhat annoying. caps limit is somewhat annoying.