It promised textured glass.
Glass roof is the future of solar energy.
To complicate that it s a roof that is composed of a bunch of interlocking solar panels.
The solar roof and the sleek glass roof tiles appear to be just the answer musk was seeking for tesla s entrance into the solar industry.
Tesla is re releasing its solar roof again.
The price was calculated for a roof where 35 percent of the tiles are solar solar tiles cost more per square foot than non solar tiles in order to generate 53 500 worth of electricity.
The company first launched the product in 2016 under the newly acquired solar city.
1 21 85 per square foot is the price of a solar roof derived using similar methodology roof size and energy costs described in consumer reports research this price does not reflect any solar incentives.
Ultimately the tesla solar roof is a premium roof product with additional solar electricity generating benefits.
The new system is not a series of panels to be attached to an existing roof but are roofing tiles themselves.