Drew Baglino
@baglino
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Former SVP of Powertrain and Energy at Tesla
Joined October 2008
I made the difficult decision to move on from Tesla after 18 years yesterday. I am so thankful to have worked with and learned from the countless incredibly talented people at Tesla over the years. I loved tackling nearly š¤£ every problem we solved as a team and feel gratified.
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Had some fun muddying up Cyber after Tesla Lithium groundbreaking today!
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Welcome to NACS, Ford customers!
To accelerate the transition to sustainable energy, we look forward to more EVs adopting the North American Charging Standard & using the Supercharger network.
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Looking forward I have no concrete plans beyond spending more time with my family and young kids. But, as people who know me well can attest, I have difficulty sitting still for longā¦ š.
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throwback to 8 years ago, after a super successful Model 3 launch eventā¦
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Excellent work by Tesla's energy team! Our Texas customers can now unlock the full potential of their powerwalls, reducing energy costs and enabling more renewable grids!.
Introducing Tesla Electric, the electricity plan that offers low-cost clean energy for homes with Powerwallāstarting in Texas ā
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@jbella @larsmoravy @SawyerMerritt @TKlun1 Agreed, sentry mode power consumption needs improvement, the team is working to reduce by ~40% in a Q2 software update.
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@alojoh Another reason for pedal-in delay is to avoid drive line oscillation. At Tesla back in 2013 we developed sophisticated active damping controls to enable a butter smooth yet responsive pedal without triggering half-shaft resonances or harsh sounding gear meshing / unmeshing as.
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Craning in one of the last XLs at our coming-soon 125MW/250MWh installation at GFTX
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So proud of the energy teamās contribution to Teslaās mission!.
Congratulations Megapack team on 12 GWh of operating industrial storage at 99% availability!
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Stopped by to congratulate the local team on the successful COD of the 185MW @HwnElectric @Tesla_Megapack installation on Oahu today.
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@aturnis @VAtlasman @brandenflasch @itskyleconner @teslaflexx @MartianWheels @TeslaCharging @NxuInc Cybertruck charge curve improvements are coming OTA later this quarter to unlock up to 154 miles recovered in 15 minutes.
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@EdLudlow @WholeMarsBlog Yep, a toolbox-sized battery against the back of the cab in the bed.
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Megapack going Giga scale: ."Once complete the Hub will deliver 1.6 gigawatt hours of energy storage, with potential to expand."."The pioneer investment forms part of our strategy to invest an initial $1 billion towards building 4.5 GW of new power through renewable energy and.
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@brandenflasch @itskyleconner @teslaflexx @MartianWheels @TeslaCharging We IDd a corner case bug that sometimes locks posts into 100A max when charging Cybertrucks from very low SOC. Since @itskyleconner is so good at arriving with 0% remainingā¦he found this corner case a few times :). Bug fixed, piloting right now, will be fully deployed next week.
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@itskyleconner While I agree it may not make a difference in overall site timelines given permitting and utility IX, these pre-fab innovations fundamentally drive down cost per post deployed (time = money). We will continue integrating more pre-fab content, including lighting and canopies /.
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Excited to be working alongside our partners @sunnovaenergy @sunrun and Powerwall customers to make this the biggest VPP in the world (potential over 300MW) and rapidly reduce the frequency and duration of grid outages in Puerto Rico.
In Puerto Rico, 75k Powerwall owners can now get paid to support the grid in what could become the largest virtual power plant ever šµš·š
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mid-way into the video, @larsmoravy and @woodhaus2 deliver the deets.
Watch Top Gear's first drive of the 845bhp Tesla Cybertruck here. Clear your schedule: hereās 40 minutes on Tesla's shiny new electric monster ā
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@LimitingThe The patent describes a more scalable, lower capital investment, and lower process cost means of making LFP than traditional precursor CSTR followed by RHKs. Also flexible to a variety of Fe and Phosphate inputs. Would be prudent for the new LFP supply chains developing in the US.
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@jdeely @CAgovernor @California_ISO @CalEnergy Itās amazing and rewarding to watch the orders of magnitude scaling. I remember when the Tesla Energy team deployed our first 20MW of grid-scale storage in California, for @SCE at Aliso Canyon, over Xmas 2017. Three+ orders of magnitude in 7 years, wow!
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You said it, Javier, kudos to the Lathrop Megafactory team! Also what a fun "family" photo :).
Tesla Megafactory Team thank you for delivering an extraordinary year. Energy storage deployments reached 14.7 GWh in 2023. Thank you to our customers, associates, technicians, leaders, support teams and investors. WE ARE CHANGING THE WORLD TOGETHER!. #tesla #Megapack
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@LimitingThe Another SS challenge is that solid state electrolytes / separators typically contain much more lithium than those in non SS batteries in order to achieve Li+ conductivity (ie reasonable charge / discharge rates), driving higher fundamental materials cost per kW (yes I mean kW).
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@ripple_energy @teslaenergy @mahkusg @WholeMarsBlog @WR4NYGov @itskyleconner The challenge with vehicle to home backup is that the car can only provide 240V line to line. This is because the charging standards (NACS and CCS both) donāt have the neutral wire in them. But homes in the US / Canada are wired with split-phase 240, which means current must.
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@rohanspatel @TeslaCharging Thank you to all who helped make it happen over the past decade
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Europe's biggest battery enabling the world's largest offshore wind farm.
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@MatthewDR @carwowuk @Tesla I remember how many tiny improvements we had to find to achieve P100D performance; a handful of years later, the plaid powertrain exceeded it effortlessly.
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And thanks in advance to other utilities working to approve the Tesla backup switch in their territory.
Powerwall installs with Backup Switch are 30%+ faster and use less equipment. Thanks to @PGE4Me, @HwnElectric, @apsFYI & other utilities for approving Backup Switch and offering customers more affordable Solar + Powerwall!.
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@itskyleconner Yes, a future firmware update will enable 2.4-4.8kW outlet power while charging (exact amount depends on load balance, 120V vs 240V loads, etc).
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@larsmoravy @rohanspatel @TKlun1 @shmkane @SawyerMerritt Thereās really no other way to achieve over 4 miles a kWh with all the tech, comfort, and performance packed into the new model 3!.
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@WholeMarsBlog We are working to improve access to merch and amenities at more Superchargers worldwide. And to keep merch in stock. .
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@larsmoravy Thanks, Lars, for always being a patient and capable teacher for those of us electrical engineers moonlighting in the structural domain. And as far as half-shaft stiffness goes, as often in the case, letās agree we were both right š.
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@DavidOsmond8 thank you for continuing to share your analyses. They are very consistent with Tesla's findings --> that we can achieve sustainable energy grids with the stationary storage tech (i.e. @TeslaMegapack) and renewables we are deploying today.
Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australiaās main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with just 5 hrs of storage (24 GW / 120 GWh).Results:.last week: 99.9% RE.last 132 weeks: 99.1% RE (1/4)
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@ripple_energy @teslaenergy @mahkusg @WholeMarsBlog @WR4NYGov @itskyleconner Additionally, for homes without a Powerwall, the Universal Wall Connector provides an interface for logic power from the car to the switch in the gateway to power the disconnect open during an outage.
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Useful perspective on pace of the sustainable energy transition.
Some napkin math: . this year's additions of solar (413GW per @BloombergNEF ) and wind (124GW on+offshore per @IEA) should generate 750-800TWh in their first full year of operations. More than Brazil consumed in 2022 (703TWh). Less than Japan consumed (1,034TWh).
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@Tesla_Megapack Quite a makeover accomplished by the Lathrop Energy Manufacturing team: converting a former JC Penny warehouse to the largest utility battery manufacturing plant in the world!.
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@rohanspatel @ptbean Thanks for kind words Pat and Rohan. Pat, in our absence, the torch passes to you to keep pushing to liberalize energy markets to unlock the full value of energy storage! And reform the interconnection processā¦both critical to the mission!.
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@LimitingThe 46TWh total required for stationary batteries (Table 9), at 20 year life, or 2.3 TWh/yr (Table 12).
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@sendilpalani Thanks Sendil for sharing and recognizing the strong organizations weāve built! Jim D always had the right words for every occasion, an inspirational leader in his own right that I consider a mentor along with his close partner Craig C. Sendil, on a personal note Iāll certainly.
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@itskyleconner Pack splits into two to charge natively on existing 400V charging infrastructure, no costly / lossy booster required.
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@FuturamaKing @GregAbbott_TX Not exactly a level playing field. why should EVs pay so much more than gas cars to fund roadway infrastructure?.
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Where do you want your next charge to be?.
Spring 2023 Supercharger voting is now open! Vote for your favorite locations ā
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@MatchasmMatt @LimitingThe For long duration energy storage to be profitable it must be greater than an order of magnitude lower cost, fully installed. This is simply because thereās an order of magnitude or more short duration (1-4 hour) renewable generation and electricity consumption variation than.
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@RiveraJomir @mahkusg @Tesla @teslaenergy Absolutely. We have over 350MW of Powerwalls in Puerto Rico that could help the grid shortage in Puerto Rico overnight. We are working with @lumaenergypr to activate a VPP for all Powerwall customers this summer. Stay tuned for moreā¦.
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@DBurkland All kudos go to the solid work of Teslaās drive unit controls and firmware teams.
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@TeslaCharging Great shot! Thank you @TeslaCharging for sharing charging art with everyone everyday :).
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@rohanspatel @SolarAPP_ @Scott_Wiener @teslaenergy Yes! Streamlined and standardized permitting for residential solar and storage will be massively enabling for the US solar market.
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@teslaenergy If you live in deregulated parts of Texas where you can choose your own electricity retailer, sign up here:
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@MayTheFunkoBWY @ripple_energy @teslaenergy @mahkusg @WholeMarsBlog @WR4NYGov @itskyleconner If you have a powerwall nothing needs to change about your home wiring. Similar to how existing powerwall customers charge their cars during a power outage (, Powershare-capable vehicles support bi-directional powerflow (charging and discharging) in this.
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@GailAlfarATX Yes, the backup switch is a meter socket adapter that provides the metering and automatic grid disconnect functionality of the Tesla Energy Gateway.
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@tylerhnorris Powerwall 3 with a backup switch works well. No rewiring needed - Powerwall 3 can support peak loads, backup switch integrates a grid disconnect into a meter socket adapter, and the Powerwall pairs with existing solar inverter.
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@TeslaPatriot @alojoh The smooth one pedal stops are all accomplished by the motor, handed off to the brakes (imperceptibly) to save energy once the vehicle is at a full stop.
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@teslainventory @wmorrill3 @larsmoravy Powershare to home functionality will be enabled via OTA updates in Q2. Truck-only systems come first with Powerwall integration a fast follow.
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@JigarShahDC Generation and storage at the edge will also be practically needed to fulfill the ~3x growth in demand coming with electrification. Not all can be economically served through the centralized one-way distribution model of the past.
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Psyched to share something @stripe, @ScaleMicrogrids, and @paces_ai have been cooking for the past few months. A massive wave of new energy demand has been unleashed by AI. How will we power it?. We think gigantic off-grid solar microgrids offer a very compelling solution.
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@TeslaCharging Congrats, @TeslaCharging team, for your graceful (and relentless) network expansion!.
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@NCBirbhan @ripple_energy @teslaenergy @mahkusg @WholeMarsBlog @WR4NYGov @itskyleconner The requirement for additional off-car neutral balancing capability is unique to split phase countries.
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@Tesla_GTownTX @WholeMarsBlog @RiveraJomir @mahkusg @Tesla @teslaenergy @lumaenergypr Coming to Texas Tesla Electric customers soon! We are testing the initial set of VPP services with @ercot_iso this month and target paying out the first VPP credits to Powerwall customers in Tesla Electric next month.
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@Tesla_GTownTX @teslaenergy @Tesla @elonmusk Best deal out there if you have a powerwall in deregulated ERCOT territory! And if you donāt, @teslaenergy can helpā¦.
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@Prince_Tweet @NSgarv @HenrockHenry @EdLudlow @WholeMarsBlog If you have a powerwall, no additional equipment is required to leverage your truck's battery to backup your home. If you don't, you'll need to install a Tesla Universal Wall Connector and an Energy Gateway.
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@GoodFaithEnergy @teslaenergy Spot on, @GoodFaithEnergy! It's fantastic working with partners like you to deploy @teslaenergy products!.
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@ArushiSF @lumaenergypr Great to see real progress towards enabling a Puerto Rico Powerwall VPP!.
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@NSgarv @HenrockHenry @EdLudlow @WholeMarsBlog Cybertruck can power your home, your tools, and other EVs.
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@OwenSparks_ Yes, itās hard to imagine future AI needing orders of magnitude more energy to run than our basic meat computers.
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@California_ISO California investing in its transmission grid is a critical step to accelerate renewable energy generation and stationary storage.
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@dtklp1 @big_lithium China developed a domestic battery industry through a strategic and well-executed industrial policy. First, layers of subsidies targeting competitive technology at the materials, cell, battery pack, and vehicle level. These subsidies were consistently available over a long.
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@theophanemayaud @RomainHedouin @ChuckBanham Sorry @theophanemayaud for your slow charging experience. It looks like you charged at a post with a cooling system fault, limited to maximum of 36kW. @TeslaCharging is working on better communication about this kind of thing so customers can know to change posts in these cases.
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@wmorrill3 @JessePeltan I'm in Vietnam right now where they only use paper bills. There's a second order elegance benefit from only needing to handle, distribute, and carry paper money. If only 10% cheaper long term to go $1 coin maybe the second order benefit tips the scales to all bills?.
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@bigraytk @GailAlfarATX Powerwall+ contains the cellular and WiFi capabilities of the Tesla Energy Gateway. So there is no need for an Energy gateway when you install Powerwall+ with a Backup Switch.
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@YingShirleyMeng @ICBillyWu @Tesla Thanks @YingShirleyMeng for the opportunity and your insightful questions!.
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