PoliticsElectricityPrint articleTesla battery boss: We can solve SA's power woes in 100 daysBen PotterSenior writerUpdated Mar 9, 2017 – 6.51pm, first published at Mar 8, 2017 – 12.01pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginThe head of Tesla's battery division says the company could solve South Australia's power woes within 100 days of being asked thanks to the stepped up production out of its new Gigafactory in Nevada.Lyndon Rive, Tesla's vice-president for energy products, said he would "commit" to installing the 100-300 megawatt hours of batteries required to prevent the blackouts South Australia has been experiencing with increasing frequency within 100 days in a contract.Loading...Ben Potter was a senior writer at The Australian Financial Review.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreElectricityCoalGasRenewablesInnovationAGL EnergyLatest In PoliticsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineAFR Magazine celebrates The Art of MovementLauren Sams‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starBOSS Financial ReviewWhy Grant Hackett enjoys being a CEO more than winning Olympic goldSally Patten and Lap PhanThis CEO thought he was healthy. Then he went for a checkHow the Macquarie CEO played a role in setting me up to lead MagellanLife & LeisureWho are the people in your neighbourhood? Amazon knowsJohn DavidsonWhy the world needs the democracy sausageHow horse riding gives this Sydney business leader his edgeRich ListWhy cashing out won’t be easy for Australia’s gambling billionairesPrimrose RiordanSpotlight’s new Anaconda will teach shoppers to fishPortelli hits fast lane on mooted LMCT+ sale, MacCap takes the wheel
