Tesla Solar Roof is on life support as it pivot to panels

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Post by celsoazevedo » Sun, May 17, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC

Tesla Solar Roof is on life support as it pivot to panels
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Post by ospray » Sun, May 17, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC

When they rolled out the product with tiny tiles I always thought musk was being to ambitious. The smaller the tiles the harder a solar roof gets.

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Post by winfredJa » Sun, May 17, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC

I’m pretty sure solar roof was introduced as a way to pump stock when Tesla was doing poor financially

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Post by sidcool » Sun, May 17, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC

Yep. Fred Lambert, the usual suspect.

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Post by Freedom2 » Sun, May 17, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC

As someone who owns a Solar Roof, this news is disappointing. Many of my friends have said it's the best roof they've ever seen, and I even sometimes get compliments from people who drive past.

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Post by moralestapia » Sun, May 17, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC

Freedom2 wrote: post #5

As someone who owns a Solar Roof, this news is disappointing. Many of my friends have said it's the best roof they've ever seen, and I even sometimes get compliments from people who drive past.

Is it enough to get you off-the-grid?

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Post by transfire » Sun, May 17, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC

Sad. A great idea ruined by poor business practices.

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Post by haberdasher » Sun, May 17, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC

Freedom2 wrote: post #5

As someone who owns a Solar Roof, this news is disappointing. Many of my friends have said it's the best roof they've ever seen, and I even sometimes get compliments from people who drive past.

"the guy at the store said i was the only one who could pull it off"

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Post by unsnap_biceps » Sun, May 17, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC

Did any other manufacturers build their own version? It seems like the right long term idea but the lack of other players seems to indicate there's some underlying issue that isn't solved yet.

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Post by para_parolu » Sun, May 17, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC

unsnap_biceps wrote: post #9

Did any other manufacturers build their own version? It seems like the right long term idea but the lack of other players seems to indicate there's some underlying issue that isn't solved yet.

I did consider but there are 2 issues. 1. Efficiency. Not all roof parts can be exposed to sun. You overpay 2. You need to time it with roof change