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- What's happening with Tesla's solar roof? https://electrek.co/2025/04/19/whats-happening-with-tesla-solar-roof/ 9 comments
- Tesla unveiled its newly improved at-home battery, Powerwall 2.0, during its big solar-roof unveiling: "cost $5,500... store 13.5 kWh of energy and provide 5 kWh of continuous power, but will improve to 7 kWh at peak... has twice the energy and twice the storage as the previous 6.4 kWh Powerwall." http://www.businessinsider.com/everything-about-tesla-powerwall-2-battery-2016-11/ 698 comments technology
- Tesla now requires Powerwall for every solar roof project https://electrek.co/2022/09/12/tesla-requires-powerwall-every-solar-roof-project/ 26 comments technews
- Tesla Files Applications for Two U.S. Patents: Glass Cover With Optical-filtering Coating for Managing Color of a Solar Roof Tile https://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&%3BOS=PD%2F20210701&%3BRS=PD%2F20210701&%3BS1=20210701.PD.&%3BSect2=HITOFF&%3Bd=PG01&%3Bf=G&%3Bl=50&%3Bp=24&%3Br=1188&%3Bu=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html 13 comments wallstreetbets
- After Tesla increased the price of a Solar Roof project by more than $30,000, the customers explain why they have filed a lawsuit alleging breach of contract https://africa.businessinsider.com/tech-insider/after-tesla-increased-the-price-of-a-solar-roof-project-by-more-than-dollar30000-the/943dmqv 5 comments business
- Tesla is burning its solar roof customers with a huge price increase https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/12/22380057/tesla-solar-roof-price-increase-contract-amount 86 comments technology
- Tesla ramps up solar tile roof installations in US, eyes China and Europe expansion https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/10/tesla-ramps-up-solar-tile-roofs-installations-in-u-s-eyes-china-and-europe-expansion/ 31 comments business
- Tesla ramps up solar tile roof installations in US, eyes China and Europe expansion https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/10/tesla-ramps-up-solar-tile-roofs-installations-in-u-s-eyes-china-and-europe-expansion/ 5 comments technology
- Tesla unveils its easier to install Solar Roof https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/25/tesla-solar-roof-tile-unveil/ 6 comments technology
- Tesla’s solar roof tо cost lеѕѕ thаn a regular roof – еvеn bеfоrе energy production, ѕауѕ Elon Musk http://detailsarea.com/teslas-solar-roof-t%D0%BE-cost-l%D0%B5%D1%95%D1%95-th%D0%B0n-regular-roof-%D0%B5v%D0%B5n-b%D0%B5f%D0%BEr%D0%B5-energy-production-%D1%95%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%95-elon-musk/ 6 comments technology
- Tesla aims to ramp up Solar Roof production in Buffalo next year https://inhabitat.com/tesla-aims-to-ramp-up-solar-roof-production-in-buffalo-next-year/ 3 comments business
- First Tesla Solar Roof Is Here, and It Looks Amazing https://www.inverse.com/article/35022-elon-musk-tesla-solar-roof-photos-amazing 89 comments technology
- Tesla's new Solar Roof is actually cheaper than a normal roof http://inhabitat.com/teslas-new-solar-roof-is-actually-cheaper-than-a-normal-roof/ 16 comments worldnews
- Tesla solar roof prices come in cheaper than some had expected https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-solar-roof-prices-come-215953920.html 2 comments technology
- Elon Musk: Tesla’s Solar Roofs Will Be Cheaper Than Regular Roofs & Have “Infinity Warranty” https://futurism.com/elon-musk-just-announced-that-teslas-solar-roofs-will-have-an-infinity-warranty/ 12 comments technology
- Tesla unveils Solar Roof pricing and order page with calculator https://www.tesla.com/solarroof 5 comments technology
- Tesla is opening Solar Roof orders today https://electrek.co/2017/05/10/tesla-is-opening-solar-roof-orders-today-starting-with-black-smooth-and-textured-tiles/ 17 comments technology
- Tesla's Musk adds solar roofs to his clean energy vision http://uk.reuters.com/article/idukkcn12t01t 11 comments worldnews
- A Tesla Solar Roof system is deployed for under $30,000 (after incentives) https://electrek.co/2020/08/11/tesla-solar-roof-system-deployed-under-price/ 6 comments energy
- Tesla’s new Solar Roof costs less than a new roof plus solar panels, aims for install rate of 1K per week https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/25/teslas-new-solar-roof-costs-less-than-a-new-roof-plus-solar-panels-aims-for-install-rate-of-1k-per-week/ 11 comments technology
- Tesla patent reveals secret behind its solar roof tile’s camouflage capacity https://electrek.co/2018/05/07/tesla-patent-secret-solar-roof-tiles-camouflage/ 26 comments technology
- Tesla roof challenges solar panel industry - "California homeowners are the first to have access when installations start this month." http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/tesla-roof-challenges-solar-panel-industry-11214679.php 35 comments technology
- Tesla’s Solar Roof Sets Musk’s Grand Unification Into Motion https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-11/tesla-s-solar-roof-sets-musk-s-grand-unification-into-motion 2 comments technology
- Tesla releases details of its solar roof tiles: cheaper than regular roof with ‘infinity warranty’ and 30 yrs of solar power https://electrek.co/2017/05/10/tesla-solar-roof-tiles-price-warranty/ 110 comments technology
- Tesla partner Panasonic unveils new 180W solar roof product for cars after Elon Musk said Model 3 could have the option https://electrek.co/2017/02/28/tesla-model-3-solar-roof-panasonic/ 3 comments technology
- Tesla will begin selling its solar roof this year http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-solar-roof-solar-city-features-2017-2 39 comments wallstreetbets
- No One Saw Tesla’s Solar Roof Coming https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-31/no-one-saw-tesla-s-solar-roof-coming 31 comments technology
- Elon Musk says the solar roof that will be sold under a combined Tesla-SolarCity will likely cost less than a normal roof to install. http://www.sciencealert.com/elon-musk-says-a-tesla-solar-roof-could-cost-less-than-your-crappy-normal-roof?perpetual=yes&limitstart=1 2972 comments worldnews
- Elon Musk Says Tesla/ Solar City's Roof Will Cost “Less Than a Normal Roof” https://www.inverse.com/article/23994-tesla-solar-roof-vs-normal-roof 6 comments economy
- Tesla’s solar roof to cost less than a regular roof – even before energy production, says Elon Musk https://electrek.co/2016/11/17/tesla-solar-roof-cost-less-than-regular-roof-even-before-energy-production-elon-musk/ 998 comments technology
- Tesla has only installed 3,000 Solar Roof systems in the U.S., far below forecast, study finds https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/30/tesla-has-installed-3000-solar-roof-systems-in-the-us-study-finds.html 149 comments climate
- Tesla will start taking solar roof orders next month https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/24/tesla-starts-taking-solar-roof-orders-next-month/ 64 comments technology
- Tesla unveils residential ‘solar roof’ with updated battery storage system http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/28/13463236/tesla-solar-roof-battery-new-elon-musk 712 comments technology
- Roofing giant takes on Tesla to make solar roof shingles more affordable https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/03/gaf-energy-taking-on-tesla-to-make-solar-shingles-cheaper.html 165 comments technology
- Tesla Solar Roof is priced at $21.85 per square foot, which is nearly 20 percent less than the cost of a traditional roof — even without factoring in the energy savings. http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/teslas-solar-roof-is-actually-cheaper-than-a-normal-roof-248454 31 comments technology
- Elon Musk Says Tesla's Solar Roof Tiles Have 'Infinity' Warranty - “Well after the house has collapsed and there’s nothing there, the roof will, the glass tiles will still be there.” https://www.inverse.com/article/31031-tesla-solar-roof-release 9 comments technology
- Selling Solar Shingles Roof Is A Long-Term Tailwind For Tesla https://www.reddit.com/r/stock_picks/comments/5uye97/selling_solar_shingles_roof_is_a_longterm/ 7 comments business
- Is the Tesla Roof Worth the Cost? It really all depends on where you live - “if you live in city with cheap installation, good tax credits and lots’ of sun (sorry, entire United Kingdom) the Tesla solar roof might be the last roof you’ll have over your head.” https://www.inverse.com/article/38429-is-the-tesla-roof-worth-the-cost 13 comments technology
- Elon Musk takes on carbon with solar, battery bets. SolarCity panels on their roof that would generate enough power to also charge up a Tesla in the garage. A Tesla battery could then power the home at night with stored solar power. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/solarcity-installer-buy-panel-maker-silevo 28 comments technology
- Elon Musk leads Tesla effort to build house roofs entirely out of solar panels | Tesla purchases SolarCity to make solar ‘shingles’: ‘It’s not a thing on the roof. It is the roof,’ CEO says https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/19/elon-musk-tesla-solar-panel-roofs-solarcity 11 comments worldnews