Solarcity Elon Musk Roof

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.

Solarcity elon musk roof.

Elon musk announced tesla s work on the 3rd version of the solar roof in late 2018 and he spoke to progress on the product at a shareholder s meeting saying the company has approached finalizing the new version. Almost three years after tesla inc. An overview of solarcity. Solar panels are designed with durability of both the array and your roof in mind simple installation and proprietary hardware mean minimum impact to your roof.

Tesla ceo elon musk knew at the time of the 2016 acquisition of solarcity that the solar installer was facing a liquidity crunch according to newly unearthed emails between musk and ex solarcity. Solarcity merged with tesla in 2016 seemingly as part of elon musk s plan to transition the world away from fossil fuels and towards clean solar energy. With a 25 year warranty solar roof lasts longer than an average roof and protects your home for decades to come. Solarcity was founded in 2006 by brothers peter and lyndon rive based on a suggestion for a solar company concept by their cousin elon musk who was the chairman and helped start the company.

Three years after tesla bought solarcity ceo elon musk is still fighting to justify the 2 6 billion deal in part by revealing a new version of its glass solar roof tiles part of a broader. Solar roof tiles are more than three times stronger than standard roofing tiles and are engineered for all weather protection. In 2011 the company launched their expansion to the east coast with the acquisition of the solar division. Founded in 2006 by peter and lyndon rive solarcity was once the leading residential solar installation company in the u s.

I am very excited about version 3 of solar roof he added.