Tesla ’s new Powerwall 2 inverter’s design may lead to integration issues in the future, says the CEO of Tesla rival Redflow . Hackett says that the Powerwall 2’s vertical orientation will put it at odds with commercial energy storage, as many standard interfaces use horizontal orientations. Simon Hackett believes that Tesla is attempting to create an ecosystem similar to ZCell ’s, but warns that it may polarise the market much as Apple and Android have done for mobile phones. Apple ’s new battery storage device, ZCell , is a direct competitor of the Powerwall .
Tesla’s new Powerwall 2 inverter’s design may lead to integration issues in the future, says the CEO of Tesla rival Redflow. Simon Hackett says that the Powerwall 2’s vertical orientation will put it at odds with commercial energy storage, as many standard interfaces use horizontal orientations. Hackett believes that Tesla is attempting to create an ecosystem similar to Apple’s, but warns that it may polarise the market much as Apple and Android have done for mobile phones. Redflow’s new battery storage device, ZCell, is a direct competitor of the Powerwall.