Tesla Solar Roof is on life support as it pivot to panels

6 comments

• unsnap_biceps 10 minutes ago
  Did any other manufacturers build their own version? It seems like the right long term idea but the lack of other players seems to indicate there's some underlying issue that isn't solved yet.
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  • para_parolu 2 minutes ago
    I did consider but there are 2 issues. 1. Efficiency. Not all roof parts can be exposed to sun. You overpay 2. You need to time it with roof change
• ospray 51 minutes ago
  When they rolled out the product with tiny tiles I always thought musk was being to ambitious. The smaller the tiles the harder a solar roof gets.
• winfredJa 49 minutes ago
  I’m pretty sure solar roof was introduced as a way to pump stock when Tesla was doing poor financially
• sidcool 31 minutes ago
  Yep. Fred Lambert, the usual suspect.
• transfire 15 minutes ago
  Sad. A great idea ruined by poor business practices.
• Freedom2 22 minutes ago
  As someone who owns a Solar Roof, this news is disappointing. Many of my friends have said it's the best roof they've ever seen, and I even sometimes get compliments from people who drive past.
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  • moralestapia 16 minutes ago
    Is it enough to get you off-the-grid?
  • haberdasher 13 minutes ago
    "the guy at the store said i was the only one who could pull it off"