Nissan Goes After Tesla In UK Solar Market

Customers in the UK can now purchase Nissan's combined solar panel / storage unit offering from its Nissan Energy Solar operation. The Nissan solution could potentially be cheaper for most customers, as Nissan is offering a package price which includes installation for £7,635, whilst Tesla's basic system at £5,970 doesn't include installation.

Nissan will go one step further than Tesla though, as it will be offering the option to choose a 'second life' battery, which has previously seen use in a Nissan Leaf. That's a smart way of avoiding the high environmental costs of making new batteries.

The solar panels don't seem like a particularly clever way of generating power in notoriously drizzly Britain, but Nissan is confident that not only will its solution generate power savings year round, but in the peak summer months owners will be able to take advantage of the green tarrifs to feed power back into the National Grid for profit.