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Weekend Warrior

(1,301 posts)
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 01:08 PM Aug 2017

Tesla Completes Its First Solar Roof Installs

First the Model 3 electric car. Now the solar roof. In just one week, Tesla has challenged two distinct industries with radically new products.

Tesla has completed its first solar roof installations, the company reported Wednesday as part of a second-quarter earnings report. Just like the first Model 3 customers, who took their keys last week, the first solar roof customers are Tesla employees. By selling to them first, Tesla says it hopes to work out any kinks in the sales and installation process before taking it to a wider public audience.


Full article and video: http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/tesla-completes-its-first-solar-roof-installs/ar-AApk7qG?li=BBnb7Kz

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Tesla Completes Its First Solar Roof Installs (Original Post) Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 OP
Elon is either the savoir or Satan himself. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #1
Satan himself? Trial_By_Fire Aug 2017 #2
It was a joke, christians claim Satan will come disguised as a savior. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #3
Got it! Trial_By_Fire Aug 2017 #7
Is Bernie running for president again? Is that why you have that? Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #9
Viva Solar Power! Achilleaze Aug 2017 #4
fine if one wants a black roof. wonder how black roofs affect attic and house heating nt msongs Aug 2017 #5
It's a new product we are all going to have to learn about. Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #6
In the northern states, black roofs are the norm. We have 2 garages, a shed and the house and shraby Aug 2017 #10
I saw a special on them. There are three types. haele Aug 2017 #11
Wow it doesn't even look like a solar roof with panels workinclasszero Aug 2017 #8

Eliot Rosewater

(31,121 posts)
3. It was a joke, christians claim Satan will come disguised as a savior.
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 01:18 PM
Aug 2017

I am an atheist so to me it is all a joke.

Elon Musk is a great man and donald trump isnt fit to wipe his ass.

shraby

(21,946 posts)
10. In the northern states, black roofs are the norm. We have 2 garages, a shed and the house and
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 03:05 PM
Aug 2017

they all have black roofs, as do our neighbors.

haele

(12,681 posts)
11. I saw a special on them. There are three types.
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 03:22 PM
Aug 2017

One looks like asphalt shingles (probably the roof they finished), one looks like "wood" shingles, and one looks like the typical rounded tile for SW style homes.

Haele

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