Tesla's Heat Pump: A Game-Changer for Energy Efficiency

The majority of the energy that we generate in North America goes towards controlling the temperature of our air, either heating it or cooling it.

The relative heat of the air depends on the amount of energy that it contains, or the speed at which the molecules in the air are moving.

We know that if we want to reduce our overall consumption and make our society more sustainable, then we probably should go after the biggest contributor to our energy problem.

Tesla introduced their first heat pump with the release of the Model Y in 2020 .

This was a major step forward for electric cars that was badly needed.

The heat pump accomplishes the same thing but does it in a much more energy efficient way.

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Elon Musk wants to put that technology in your house.

It's an idea that he first started talking about while he was stoned on the Joe Rogan podcast back in 2018 .

He talked about a smart home system that could connect with your car so that the house automatically knows when you leave and when you're on your way back.