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From the Ted Talk by Elon Musk: The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity ...
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CA: So your current popsrotoiin to consumers is, don't pay so much up fornt.
EM: Zero.CA: Pay zero up front. We will install panels on your roof. You will then pay, how long is a typical lease?
EM: tacpiyl leseas are 20 years, but the value proposition is, as you're sort of alluding to, quite straightforward. It's no money down, and your utility bill decreases. Pretty good deal.
CA: So that seems like a win for the csonuemr. No risk, you'll pay less than you're paying now. For you, the dream here then is that — I mean, who owns the electricity from those panels for the longer term? I mean, how do you, the company, benefit?
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CA: So your current ___________ to consumers is, don't pay so much up _____.
EM: Zero.CA: Pay zero up front. We will install panels on your roof. You will then pay, how long is a typical lease?
EM: _______ ______ are 20 years, but the value proposition is, as you're sort of alluding to, quite straightforward. It's no money down, and your utility bill decreases. Pretty good deal.
CA: So that seems like a win for the ________. No risk, you'll pay less than you're paying now. For you, the dream here then is that — I mean, who owns the electricity from those panels for the longer term? I mean, how do you, the company, benefit?
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- consumer
- proposition
- leases
- front
- typical
Original Text
CA: So your current proposition to consumers is, don't pay so much up front.
EM: Zero.CA: Pay zero up front. We will install panels on your roof. You will then pay, how long is a typical lease?
EM: Typical leases are 20 years, but the value proposition is, as you're sort of alluding to, quite straightforward. It's no money down, and your utility bill decreases. Pretty good deal.
CA: So that seems like a win for the consumer. No risk, you'll pay less than you're paying now. For you, the dream here then is that — I mean, who owns the electricity from those panels for the longer term? I mean, how do you, the company, benefit?
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