Following Tesla Mercedes Benz enters the home battery business in the USA

A system that supplies the necessary electric power at home by storing the power generated by the solar panel built in the roof tile in the lithium-ion battery placed at homeTesla AnnouncesSales have begun, but Mercedes Benz, a leading automobile, is entering this field.

Mercedes-Benz brings its home battery to the US - The Verge
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Speaking of Mercedes-Benz, it is widely known worldwide as a luxury car, but its parent company, Daimler, has launched the company "Mercedes-Benz Energy" that provides power solutions. Mercedes-Benz Energy is a company that develops, sells, and constructs household and industrial lithium-ion accumulators, starting business in Germany in April 2016 and worldwide from June in the same year.

Mercedes-Benz Energy - Mercedes-Benz


Daimler AG in Germany sells storage batteries of "Mercedes Benz" emblem globally | New power net
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In the field of home batteries, "Power Wall 2", which Tesla started selling, is well known, but it seems that the batteries provided by Mercedes-Benz Energy are target different from Tesla's products. Tesla's Power Wall 2 has a storage capacity of 13.5 kWh alone, and it is a system that can operate with connecting up to 10 power walls 2, but the Mercedes-Benz Energy product has a storage capacity Is 2.5 kWh, and it is a system that can realize capacity of 20 kWh by connecting up to 8 units.

In addition, the price range is another thing, while the approximate price for one wing when Tesla's Power Wall 2 and solar roof are combined is about 5 million yen, Mercedes-Benz Energy's battery and solar panel If it is a basic plan with a capacity of 2.5 kWh, its price is 5000 dollars (about 570 thousand yen) making it relatively easy to get out. Even in the case of the maximum class of 20 kWh, the price will be around 13,000 dollars (about 1.45 million yen) with installation fee included

Mercedes-Benz Energy offers solar solutions in the USVivint SolarAs a partner, we plan to start business development for California only in the second quarter of 2017.