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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTesla 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
fine if one wants a black roof. wonder how black roofs affect attic and house heating nt
msongs
Aug 2017
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Eliot Rosewater
(31,121 posts)1. Elon is either the savoir or Satan himself.
Either way, the guy is amazing
Trial_By_Fire
(624 posts)2. Satan himself?
Wow...
Eliot Rosewater
(31,121 posts)3. It was a joke, christians claim Satan will come disguised as a savior.
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.
Trial_By_Fire
(624 posts)7. Got it!
I didn't catch the reference to christians.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,121 posts)9. Is Bernie running for president again? Is that why you have that?
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)4. Viva Solar Power!
msongs
(67,452 posts)5. fine if one wants a black roof. wonder how black roofs affect attic and house heating nt
Weekend Warrior
(1,301 posts)6. It's a new product we are all going to have to learn about.
I suggest you take a look at the link.
shraby
(21,946 posts)10. In the northern states, black roofs are the norm. We have 2 garages, a shed and the house and
they all have black roofs, as do our neighbors.
haele
(12,681 posts)11. I saw a special on them. There are three types.
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
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)8. Wow it doesn't even look like a solar roof with panels
That's cool.