Repurposed Tesla Model 3 and Y batteries as the speed advantage
From Off-Grid AI Data Centers Powered By Second-Life Tesla Batteries. Built in 200 Days. on Deeptech Decoded, with Casey Spencer.
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I would literally build the assembly line. literally built the rear motor sub-assembly merit cell, and then I worked on that cell. And so recently, it was pointed out to me that I'm actually responsible for having shipped thousands of Model 3s in various forms, either the autopilot stuff or other stuff, or literally hands on with the line. And that was kind of a proud moment, actually. That was contextualized literally in terms of Model 3 units. So that's a pretty proud milestone of mine. But I've got hyper-miling milestones. I had the longest distance driven in a single charge in a Model S. In 2015, I went 550.3 miles over 26 hours. I went 22 miles an hour. I had the world record for most drag race wins in a Model S, which was in a single event, I should specify, which was 28. I've been a big Tesla fanboy for a long time, as you can tell. ⁓ And so, yeah, from top to bottom, I'm literally building them, using them, world records. It's been my life for a long time, but ultimately I left, still stayed in the space, and that's largely how I ended up where I am now. So now I am CEO of Oxle Energy. We are building off-grid data centers, and our claim to fame is that we can build a 10 megawatt data center in approximately 200 days.
You're really on this.
Whereas if you're waiting for a grid connection, you're waiting closer to five years. so speed is the name of the game. And what enables that speed is we literally use repurposed Tesla Model 3 and Y batteries. We literally take thousands of them out of the cars, package them, and then put them on site with the data center. And we have access to such a large quantity so fast that that is our secret sauce. I just divulged it on camera, I suppose. But so I'm still...
⁓ this is a very, like, inspired.
Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it's part of the pitch, you know, and we've been doing Tesla stuff for a while. Like my CTO has been repurposing Tesla stuff for a while. So this is what we've been doing, but you know, still in the loop with Tesla, still in my life.
Yeah, but actually like I'm going to take a few years step back and then I'm going to remind you your lemonade stand. So why don't we talk a little bit about it? Because I saw some marketing brain other than engineer mind over there. They're very systematic way of looking at it.
Mm-hmm. Mm. Mm-hmm. ⁓ I... Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. That was Young Casey's first foray into capitalism. It's been in my blood since I was born.
