The Tesla Tiny House Is Eco-Friendly and Powered Entirely By Sustainable Energy

Tesla has built a tiny house on wheels and took it across the road in Australia.

The tiny house design is powered by 100 percent renewable energy. This Tesla tiny house on wheels shows how Powerwall and solar can seamlessly integrate to power an entire tiny home. The Tesla Tiny House is a good example of what it means to be self-powered. Shop Tiny Homes Tesla is known for their automotive and energy storage innovations and concepts that have been capturing the popular interest for some time now, making their electric cars aspirational and making waves with their solar roof shingles and massive, grid-scale batteries.

Now Tesla is making their foray into the tiny house design market, and it's good news for consumers.

The Tesla tiny house design project is a modern structure that is equipped with its Powerwall and is towed by their Tesla Model X. The Tesla Tiny House on wheels made its way around Australia on a 2017 tour so people could get an idea on what small house living is all about. The Tesla-branded tiny house design package has a 2kW photovoltaic system of 6 solar panels on the roof and is connected to the USD 5,500 Powerwall, a lithium-ion battery pack which can store energy for later use.

The interior of the Tesla tiny house on wheels is pretty minimal, as it's more of a showcase tiny house design kind of space for Tesla's products then a fully built-out tiny home.

The inside of the Tesla Tiny House on wheels is a design studio that allows its visitors to design their own tiny home solar power system on a screen with all of the lights and electronics being powered by the sun, and everything can be controlled and monitored via a Tesla app. The tiny house on wheels itself is made from locally and sustainably sourced lumber and measures 20 by 7 feet. The Tesla tiny house on wheels weighs 2 tonnes and can be towed by the Model X, which has a towing capacity of 5,000 pounds. If you are a fan of Tesla, this vehicle and tiny house on wheels combination is the ultimate design.

People have questioned whether the Powerwall can charge the Model X itself, as it seems from the photos that the Tesla car is being charged by the tiny homes solar power system.

Being that the tiny house on wheels is a Tesla, the price point will likely be high, especially if you roll in the Tesla Model X into the package. But the modern tiny house on wheels concept is great, a tiny home with a lighter footprint, towed by a Tesla electric car, and everything being powered by the sun. The tiny house on wheels tour is a great idea that showcases both Tesla's capabilities and small house living. There is no word as of yet on whether the company might bring the tour to other countries. The Tesla tiny house on wheels tour visited the Australian cities of Sydney, Wodonga, Berry and Bowral.