tesla to send more battery installers to puerto rico to restore power - powerwall battery2
U. S.
Elon Musk, CEO of electric vehicles and battery maker Tesla, said on Friday that after Hurricane Maria destroyed all power on the island more than twice, the company will send more batteries to Puerto Rico a few weeks ago.
Musk also said on Twitter that he is looking forward to talks with Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosello on Friday about what Tesla can do to help restore power. U. S.
Elon Musk, CEO of electric vehicles and battery maker Tesla, said on Friday that after Hurricane Maria destroyed all power on the island more than twice, the company will send more batteries to Puerto Rico a few weeks ago.
Musk also said on Twitter that he is looking forward to talks with Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosello on Friday about what Tesla can do to help restore power.
"The internal installation team of Tesla Powerwall (Puerto Rico)
Very small now.
Dispatch experienced installers from mainland USAS.
"Hire and train local teams as soon as possible," Elon Musk said of the company's Powerwall battery system on Twitter.
Tesla declined to comment further.
At the end of September, Tesla said it would send hundreds of batteries to Puerto Rico that could store electricity generated by solar panels to provide emergency assistance after Hurricane Maria.
Maria attacked Puerto Rico on Tuesday.
Category 20 hurricane is a very dangerous Category 4 hurricane with winds of up to 155 miles per hour (249 km per hour
, Cut off all 3 power supplies.
There are 4 million people on the island.
As of Thursday, Puerto Rico Electric Power Corporation, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA)
Only about 9% of power customers on the island have resumed power supply.
On Thursday, Musk responded to roslow's request for help on Twitter and said, "I 'd love to talk.
I hope Tesla can help.
The governor said to Musk on Twitter: "Let's talk.
What you want to show the world (
Tesla technology(Puerto Rico)
Probably the flagship project.
"Tesla says it will pair the battery with solar panels to provide power without burning fossil fuels.
"The Tesla team has done this for many of the smaller islands in the world, but there is no scalability limit, so Puerto Rico can do this as well, Musk said on Twitter on Thursday.
"Such a decision will be held in (
Government of Puerto Rico. . .
The most important thing for any business stakeholder ,(Puerto Rico)," Musk said. .