Tesla stops selling solar roof tiles a decade after launch
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Tesla has removed its premium solar roof tiles from its website, redirecting the product page to a solar panels offering. The discontinuation was first reported by Electrek last week. Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Key Facts
- Tesla's solar roof URL now redirects to a solar panels offering.
- Musk unveiled the roof tiles in 2016 as Tesla sought to acquire SolarCity.
- Tesla in 2021 targeted 1,000 installations per week, but industry estimates said the actual figure was far less.
- Tesla filed plans in Texas this month for a $10.1 billion solar-cell factory outside Houston that would create 9,712 permanent jobs.
Product Discontinuation
Tesla has stopped selling premium solar roof tiles on its website, nearly a decade after CEO Elon Musk launched the product as a more attractive alternative to panels. Tesla's solar roof URL now redirects to a solar panels offering. Discontinuation of the product was first reported by Electrek last week. Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Solar Strategy Shift
Musk unveiled the roof tiles in 2016 as Tesla sought to acquire SolarCity, the solar installer run by his cousins. The company in 2021 had targeted 1,000 installations per week, but industry estimates said the actual figure was far less. Tesla's solar strategy has shifted to traditional panels, which it produces at its factory in Buffalo, New York, and began delivering to residential customers this year. Musk still has big ambitions in solar. Tesla filed plans in Texas this month for a $10.1 billion solar-cell factory outside Houston that would create 9,712 permanent jobs.
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Tesla stops selling solar roof tiles a decade after launch
