If tesla s roofing tiles end up priced that high it will be because consumers will essentially be paying for long term electricity costs up front according to musk s formula.
Real cost of elon musks solar roof tiles.
Nothing changes the original post s conclusion that the flashy oct 2016 pr announcement of the tiles on the set of desperate housewives was a sham announcing a nonexistent product designed to induce tesla shareholders to vote to allow tesla to take over.
Last fall when tesla ceo elon musk first unveiled these photovoltaic tempered glass roofing tiles consumer reports performed a cost analysis and determined that for a solar roof to compete.
However one customer in northern california who had a solar roof installed gave some details and insights into the price of installation.
While elon musk has not revealed much about how the new solarcity tesla solar roof will function powerhouse integrated low cost copper indium gallium selenide thin film pv cells into asphalt roof shingles in 2009.
Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels.
At tesla s 2019 shareholder s meeting earlier this week musk said tesla is working on longevity testing for the new version of its solar roof tiles and that they are now installing the solar.
The tiles have a lot to offer.
There have been a few solar roof tile installs and changes in the story from tesla since the aug 2018 post so it s time for an update.
And even if solar.
Elon musk has unveiled a redesign of tesla s solar roof tiles dubbed solar glass roof the new roof design will cost around 42 500 for a 2 000 square foot roof with 10kw of solar capacity.
Elon musk s solar roof tiles complete review v3.
Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels.
Elon musk s latest solar energy tiles unveiled in october 2019 offer a striking design that promises to look like a regular roof to the untrained eye.
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