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Tesla House / trailer home / travel trailer / RV

Discussion in 'Future Vehicles' started by Buckminster, Nov 17, 2018.

  1. Buckminster

    Buckminster Active Member

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    It seems possible that this is on Elon's "to do" list.

    Fred suggested it following the Joe Rogan interview:
    https://electrek.co/2018/09/07/tesla-smart-home-elon-musk-efficient-air-conditioning/

    Some ideas:

    Need/opportunity
    Housing shortage in many countries
    Entire industry remains mostly in the dark ages
    Millennials will want to live in a more mobile way
    Elon needs homes near Gigafactories - GF1 already has the requirement
    Musk School / hyper loop / boring tunnel / Supercharger location / roller skate and rock burger restaurant could start to support a community
    Tesla already is buying up swathes of land for various reasons
    Bigger industry than Automotive
    Supports the Tesla mission
    Preppers will buy for various reasons including bioweapon defence mode

    Construction
    Could automotive steel robot built walls & insulation work? (alien dreadnought built)
    Boring company bricks doesn't feel right to me
    Use plenty of glass - Tesla know how
    Tesla Solar Roof

    Systems
    Tesla Powerpack
    Model Y style electrical flexi harness
    Tesla air con / purifier / heater
    If RV - FSD
    Alexa style Tesla AI concierge control system built in (plus Tesla screen with Atari games etc.) - read across from automotive to control lights and order pizza
    Starlink comms
     
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    I can see people doing this with the Tesla semi... :p
     
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    SpaceCash Intergalactic Planetary, Planetary Intergalactic

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    Great thoughts, very cogent and forward thinking. Watching this thread
     
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    Great idea!

    Also, Tesla should buy large plots of land and run fun gorgeous high-tech trailer parks.
     
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  5. Buckminster

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    SpaceCash Intergalactic Planetary, Planetary Intergalactic

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    Nevada - with all that Sun, going underground really pays off.
    ground floor and a one or two floors below ground.

    Underground might be the only way to survive Mars with no magnetic field and no ozone layer to protect the ground from UV and even more dangerous solar rays.
     
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  9. Buckminster

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    10 mins in to see the Murphy bed which looks like a great solution:

     
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    ... and how much?
     
  11. Buckminster

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    Great post on the main thread:
     
  12. Unpilot

    Unpilot Sell order in at $5999.99

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    I'm following....RV me Elon...Please!
     
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    Personally hoping for a super-efficient residential Tesla heat pump based off of the octovalve (my home electricity usage triples in the winter due to an old SEER 12 heat pump)... But I did a quick search for that Lighting Systems job posting, and it seems to be for vehicles: https://www.tesla.com/careers/job/sr-mechanicaldesignengineer-lightingsystems-54367

    "You will be reporting to the Engineering Manager of Vehicle Lighting Systems within Vehicle Engineering. ... Engineer, develop and execute world-class automotive lamp systems that meet styling intent and are compliant to regulatory requirements.'
     
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