Solar roof tiles are more than three times stronger than standard roofing tiles and are engineered for all weather protection.
Tesla solar roof consumer reports.
You ll likely have to wait as they still aren t widely available in most parts of the.
Ever since the product reveal nearly two years ago people regularly ask us whether the solar roof is a sensible way to go solar.
With tesla s numbers coming in below the target price of 24 50 per square foot without the rebates it is clear that the new solar roof tiles met the financial requirements of consumer reports.
With a 25 year warranty solar roof lasts longer than an average roof and protects your home for decades to come.
Consumer reports compared the estimated economy of solar roofs to traditional roofing.
Last fall when tesla ceo elon musk first unveiled these photovoltaic tempered glass roofing tiles consumer reports performed a cost analysis and determined that for a solar roof to compete.
Multiplying that by the 30 year life span tesla says customers can expect from their solar roof that comes out to 60 000.
Wish you could just replace your roof s shingles with solar roofing shingles like tesla s solar roof.
Consumer reports then backed out the 6 500 assumed cost of installing a.
Tesla s solar roof is finally making its way to consumer homes.
We decided to weigh the pros and cons of tesla s latest offering to see whether it lives up to the hype.
For sure 70 000 to 100 000 is a lot to spend on a roof.
In august 2017 limited production of tiles for the tesla solar roof began at the company s buffalo new york gigafactory 2 giga new york.
When tesla unveiled pricing for its solar roof earlier this year consumer reports ran a cost benefit analysis on three real world houses two of them more than recouped the high up front costs of.