Tesla shows us how to think big on renewables, but there’s a long road ahead | Sam Hardy

Elon Musk's company has rightly been praised for its proposed giant battery in South Australia, although some components will prove controversial

" Sam Hardy is a specialist in the tech, sustainability and extractives sectors

Tesla gave the world two glimpses of the future last week. First, the company confirmed its long-awaited Model 3 would hit the market this summer. Once it reaches the forecourts it will be the first genuinely affordable, fully electric vehicle (EV) on offer to consumers. The Model 3 is projected to be the stalking horse for an EV market that will boom over the next decade. That in itself will have a profound effect on carbon emissions and energy use. Yet this was only one half of the renewables story last week. The real news of interest came out of South Australia.

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