This year, Tesla’s solar roofs on sale

Tesla unveiled its solar roof product in late October, about a month before the company acquired SolarCity in a deal worth $US2.1 billion. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said it looks “quite promising” that the solar roof could be cheaper than a normal roof, factoring in the price of labour.

Here’s everything we know about the new solar roof product:

Tesla will offer four types of shingles to match different housing aesthetics in an effort to get homeowners to ditch clunky solar panel add-ons in favour of a beautiful roof.more https://www.businessinsider.com.au/tesla-solar-roof-solar-city-features-2017-2#/#tesla-will-offer-four-types-ofshingles-to-match-different-housing-aesthetics-in-an-effort-to-get-homeowners-to-ditch-clunky-solar-panel-add-ons-in-favor-of-a-beautiful-roof