During a Twitter discussion this week about the company’s new vehicle, the all-electric Model Y SUV, CEO Elon Musk suggested the company could take its experience building the car to develop an HVAC system. From a report The acronym stands for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. Musk suggested that the idea could build on the work done to develop a heat pump for the Model Y. “Sure would love to do home hvac that’s quiet and efficient, with humidity control & HEPA filter,” Musk wrote on his Twitter page. When asked whether it would do cooling or heating, Musk replied “both.” The idea could expand on some of Tesla’s existing wins, taking its existing product portfolio and expanding it in a logical way.
While Tesla is known to most as a car company, Musk’s “house of the future” presentation in October 2016 painted a more holistic picture: a Model 3 sedan charging in a garage, powered by a Tesla Powerwall battery. That battery is topped up with power from a Tesla Solar Roof, creating a zero-emissions energy system for both home and travel. It’s easy to see how an HVAC, a high-energy product that draws on systems built into Tesla vehicles, could fit into this strategy. Musk suggested a number of ideas for this new product. He suggested the system could work with the vehicle to reach the perfect temperatures: “House could talk to car & know when you’re expected home, so temp and humidity would be perfect just as you arrive. No wasted energy.”
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