Autonomous Electric Vehicles and Solar Power Chargers
Autonomous electric vehicles and renewable energy are gaining in popularity day-by-day. However, have you ever thought about what will happen if both technologies merged into one? Think about it: a vehicle that can operate autonomous, while also recharge itself. Doesn’t that sound amazing? Indeed, it does and in the global arms race of introducing autonomous vehicles, Tesla Motors is aiming to add further sustainability to its driverless technology via solar power chargers.
The news surfaced around a month ago, when Elon Musk displayed interests of acquiring the renowned American provider of energy services, SolarCity. This interest has now transformed into reality and both companies have reached an agreement to combine their efforts into creating the world’s first and only integrated sustainable energy company. This acquisition by Tesla has now completed the picture Elon Musk has been talking about in his Master Plan: Part One and Deux.
Since the brand aims to producing CLEAN driverless cars that help consume energy more efficiently, the combined efforts of SolarCity and Tesla will pave the way for introducing autonomous electric vehicles and power chargers. This will be done by providing autonomous vehicles access to the most sustainable energy available to humankind: the sun. The SolarCity team has also displayed interests in extending its solar technologies to industrial, commercial, and residential markets.
This will make it easier for customers from every segment to switch to clean energy, while benefiting from autonomous driving technology. Therefore, it is not difficult to see the significant benefits SolarCity and Tesla can jointly bring to employees, shareholders, and customers. If Tesla Motors is successful in implementing solar power charges in its automobile fleet, the car market will undergo a significant shift. The way you drive and the energy you use to charge your vehicle will change entirely.
Since SolarCity and its development team is the best at installing solar panel system, their expertise once translated will result into the seamless installation of charging systems and powerwalls for Tesla’s autonomous vehicles. This would extend to how everything else in businesses and homes are powered. With Model 3, Model X, and Model S autonomous vehicles and solar charging system, consumers around the world will be able to enjoy efficient travelling with less chances of accidents, while also consuming energy in the most sustainable and efficient way possible.
This minimizes dependence on fossil fuels, while also lowering costs of overall vehicle maintenance, etc. If everything goes as planned, Tesla will also be able to expand its addressable market further and those who will be interested in buying Tesla’s autonomous vehicles will naturally be more interested in going solar. When combined together by the high web traffic to Tesla’s websites and high foot traffic to the brand’s stores, huge profits will be reaped by Tesla Motors.
These profits will then be used for implementing the same technologies in autonomous GREEN commercial and industrial vehicles. As a result, there is no doubt that Tesla Motors’ acquisition of SolarCity is a PRIMARY step towards successful implementation of GREEN driverless technology.
