Auto executives are traveling to a remote Austrian town where three brothers are designing electric cars they say can go faster and further than anything made by Tesla Motors Inc. Kreisel Electric GmbH says it’s fielding 20 inquiries a day from automotive icons including BMW AG, Mclaren Automotive Ltd. and Volkswagen AG. They’re asking the Kreisel brothers for help negotiating a U-turn away from fossil fuels to join the electric-vehicle revolution.
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Estes is currently the CEO and chief product architect of SunCulture Solar, and the inventor of SolPad -- a first-of-its kind integrated solar-plus-storage solution designed for the masses. Each unit features a high-efficiency solar panel, a built-in solid-state battery, an inverter system, and software that uses gamification to promote sustainable energy use, all contained in a single device. Traditionally, solar and home energy management devices are bought and installed separately. “With our groundbreaking component miniaturization and integration, we’ve transformed solar -- much like the smartphone revolutionized the personal computer sector -- combining numerous components into a single device that’s significantly less expensive, more powerful, and easier to use than conventional systems,” said Estes, who introduced SolPad at an event last night in San Francisco... By simplifying the installation process and the reducing the number of components that need to be deployed with each install, SolPad Home is estimated to reduce the total cost of installed solar and energy storage by up to 50 percent when compared to existing product offerings. The savings are primarily achieved through the integration or elimination of balance-of-system parts and by reducing soft costs, such as labor.
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