Exciting News: the Tesla Powerwall!

The possible applications of Elon Musk's key note talk on April 30th in Los Angeles are far-reaching and astounding. Last summer a statement was released said "Tesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport." It seems that Tesla now aims to lock arms with any willing person or company, in order to give electricity to remote areas (a particular dream of Nikola Tesla himself), and  prevent further global warming. 

On June 12, 2014 Tesla Motors announced their decision to open source all of their patents, and that still stands, including with the Powerwall. Basically, if you believe in solar power at all, or want to be convinced, he's asking you to take this technology. 

People have told me that solar power isn't a viable option because of the inefficiency of the panels themselves, the batteries, and because the need for electricity exceeds what solar power can offer. Musk has addressed the last two (better batteries for storage, and increasing amounts of panels going up). As for the design of the panels themselves, like the Tesla Model S and now X, early adopters might see much left to be desired, but using solar and electric will encourage innovations. 

Elon's designs are almost as elegant as Nikola Tesla's, and a little less seemingly sci-fi, which means we're more likely to feel safe using them, will have little trouble comprehending how it functions. And, at least in my opinion, thanks to the curved T and the font created for the motor company, Tesla remains impeccably dressed. And yes, I think that rap battle made an excellent point on behalf of my favorite Serbian-Croation-American of history. ;)