Tesla is not only about electric vehicles and the latest moves from the automaker appeared to be proving this. The company is making a big push on renewable energy and such an effort will be seen first in Europe, apparently to become a key electricity provider in the region.
The focus, for now, is in the west part of the continent where Tesla seemed to be gearing up to take part in the generation and distribution of electricity in select locations around Germany and the United Kingdom. In Brandenburg, for instance, Tesla's Gigafactory Berlin is seen to play a role in the company's design to expands its business that will not only sell EVs but also improve the clean energy operations.
Reuters said Brandenburg uses green energy at an increasing pace and Tesla is looking to enter the picture by cutting down on the waste significantly. This could be done by modernizing the distributing infrastructure and boosting the ability to store electricity so it can be used for later purposes.
This is likely the same business model that the company will follow in the UK, where Tesla has a license application to become a utility provider. The same is expected for Tesla's plans in Germany.
It is understood that Tesla will eventually enter the production phase in the region with a focus on the company's expertise on solar-sourced electricity. This is seen to complement how renewable energy is generated in the region, which is generally characterized as "still volatile."
Brandenburg's clean energy is mostly wind-generated and one possibility for Tesla is to further improve this technology or add solar panels to increase the state's capability of producing renewable energy. Again, this should be the same approach that will be seen in Tesla's business plans in the UK.
To jumpstart its presence in the two locations, Reuters said Tesla will likely work with business partners as suggested by experts on the subject in the region.
Tesla becoming a utility player in the region makes sense as generating electricity will make the company's business more stable. If the automaker can improve the production and distribution of energy where it sells Tesla cars, then it will be steps ahead of the competition.
It seemed obvious that Tesla wants to make electricity affordable in part of Europe and in doing so, the company will give more premium on their line of electric vehicles, CNET said in a related report.
Tesla is making a statement that driving a Tesla car is the best EV experience available now and in the future. And that claim will be backed by an ecosystem that the company is building up.
