Recent content by Carl_Drogo

I seem to recall them mentioning there would be a new version of the Powerwall about six months ago or maybe a little earlier this year. Has that been launched or is it still imminent?

I'm scheduled to get a Solar Roof installed. I currently have an old shake roof that has been damaged by birds occasionally pecking at it -- hiding nuts and/or retrieving nuts. I'm wondering if anyone has had any issues like that after their solar roof installation? I am assuming the wood...

Out of curiosity, why so specific a date range?

Personally, I am always curious why people are selling. Maybe it's not something people want to volunteer all the time, and possibly not important, but perhaps consider adding "Reason for selling".

I hope you recover :)

Is Waymo not already working in Chandler, AZ? Will it take them decades to roll that out for wide release — or is their AZ thing just smoke and mirrors (I haven’t followed closely)? what do you think self driving tech will look like ten years from now?

@orion2001 You no doubt have more knowledge than me, but even if you are correct that level 5 is much further away than some expect, I wonder if that’s really the right way to think about the issue. Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but is perfection (or near perfection) really necessary...

I seem to recall a thread where people posted pictures of their Tesla solar installs, but it was mostly regular panels -- not the Solar Glass Roof. Regardless, I can't seem to find it anymore. Are there any mega-threads of people posting photos of their Solar Roof installs? If not, can people...

I don't know what a fair price is, but it's within my budget so I would consider. I guess I'm not the first to respond, but when it becomes available please let me know. I'm very interested. Thanks!

Seriously. I'm literally trying to make a ~$60K+ decision about roofing and solar and all the communication is cryptic. It reminds me of ancient Chinese oracle bones where priests would divine the future by heating up the bones and interpreting the resulting cracks. I mean, would it be so hard...

Piggybacking on my own thread: does anyone know if it's possible to mount something on the Solar Roof? I currently have a retractable awning that is bolted to my old roof (I can't remember how they did it without causing a leak). I'm just wondering how something like that would be re-mounted...

That’s after estimated tax credits. The actual price is about $58K, if I recall correctly. But the other SunPower option is similarly higher before tax credits. Including the garage, my house is only about 1900 square feet (so maybe 2300 sq ft of roof), single story, and relatively simple...

I need a new roof and would like to add solar, but can’t decide which way to go. I have an updated contract from Tesla with the new pricing for a Solar Glass Roof + 1 Powerwall for an estimated $48,000 after tax credits. I also got quotes for some SunPower panels and a new composite roof...

Elon mentioned in some tweets and on the earnings call that they are simplifying the configurations for installing solar. I'm thinking about getting a solar roof, but I don't know much about electricity and trying to understand the implications. Will this eliminate net metering or have any other...

thanks. From the thumbnail (with his thumbs down) I was worried he didn’t think it helped much. But that is not the case. tl;dw he said it helped a very noticeable amount — not 100%, but maybe 40-50% — and noted that no suspension is going to be 100% perfect over bumps. So a big improvement...