Why won’t Musk let Tesla EVs power homes?
Aug 10, 2025•15 min
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Episode description
Elon Musk’s Tesla electric vehicles can not generally be used to power Australian homes.
Why is that, when the batteries in Tesla EVs are much more powerful than most home batteries?
As Australia transitions to more green energy, other models of electric vehicles are being used to power homes and even the grid, feeding in when electricity is needed most.
Today, energy reporter Dan Mercer on the revolutionary technology and why the world’s richest man has been wary of it.
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Dan Mercer, ABC energy reporter
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