I must say that the vision of former South African, Elon Musk, is just breathtaking.  It is not enough for him that he has designed the best electric car in the world, whose consumer reports and safety ratings exceed any petrol or gas-driven car, but he is now developing a major factory for solar-powered energy.  His Powerwall will allow power units in your house to absorb the sun’s rays, store them and use it for electricity later.  The cost is far less than the ridiculous costs in South Africa for generators and for UPS battery-based systems, like my offices have.  When you put it together you will understand why the shares of this company, Tesla, go up despite the fact that the company is not making a profit.  It has a world-beating product that is truly a remarkable car, and if you follow through his plan, you will charge it at home at night, using the power of the sun’s rays!  The whole vision together is breathtaking, and it shows you what the future holds – even if that future for the mass market is 10 to 15 years away. The cars don’t have the limited range that they once had and can drive approximately 400km on one charge and there are super connectors between various cities if you are planning on a long journey.  His ambitions don’t stop there, but that will be the topic of another blog at another stage.  His real plan is to put people on Mars.  He is really somebody that South Africa can be terribly, terribly proud of.