Slate style Tesla Roof?

[ElectricGhost]

Did Tesla give up on various types of solar roof tiles? It's been years and nothing. The slate look ones are the ones I'd be interested in. Looks like they unofficially gave up

 

[MitchMitch]

I don't think it's discontinued, but you might need to go through a Tesla partner installer.
Video from about a month ago. Part 3 of 3 in a series.

 

[ucmndd]

They seem to be quietly giving up on the solar roof product entirely. I’d be terrified to spend that sort of money on a 30+ year investment with them right now.

 

[h2ofun]

They seem to be quietly giving up on the solar roof product entirely. I’d be terrified to spend that sort of money on a 30+ year investment with them right now.

I just will say I told you so if down the road, this is true, and folks have issues and no support.

 

[wwu123]

To specifically answer the OP's question, they never released any of the other tile styles like slate. They only released the smooth tile - which is what they now appear to be giving up on as well.

 

[aesculus]

Why do you think they are giving up on the solar roof tiles?

BTW I have the textured glass tiles, not smooth.

 

[wwu123]

Why do you think they are giving up on the solar roof tiles?

BTW I have the textured glass tiles, not smooth.

Apologies, I think I mistakenly extrapolated articles I read. Probably more accurate if I'd said they never released the other shapes - slate and tuscan. It looks like the smooth and textured have the same shape, so I thought they were just one and the same.

My personal opinion is they've given up on it, just because there doesn't seem to be any meaningful progress in releasing the products announced years ago, growing the business to where it could be profitable, overcoming their naivete about how to train teams to install roofing products esp on more complex roofs. It's not a dead business, but it's not very alive either ....

 

[sunwarriors]

Why do you think they are giving up on the solar roof tiles?

BTW I have the textured glass tiles, not smooth.

My add is the cost vs. profit. Historically, Tesla had to double the install cost for people who already had signed contracts since I'm guessing they were losing a lot of $$ to install at the old price. Customers were all planning to sue so Tesla backed down and either honored the contracts or just pulled out of the install area and stated they don't offer it in that area and left it at that.

There is practically zero updates/news on solar roof tiles. There are some regular folks here who have posted on their installs and it's nearly always well upwards of $100k+ I think. Since you have it in your sig, were you one of the lucky folks who had it done at a half decent price?

It's actually a great idea/product for strangely shaped roofs or if people really hate panels, but I'd agree with some of the other comments that woe be the owner who needs service if they decide that it's just not worth their focus/time/$$/investment anymore. Capital is not unlimited so they aren't prioritizing this segment I think.

 

[Matt-FL]

Solar roof was an option when I priced my install out in 2022. It was 100% more expensive than panels. I could not justify the added cost.

There is the added benefit of a lifetime roof, but I could install two metal lifetime roofs + panels for the cost of the solar roof.

 

[aesculus]

There is practically zero updates/news on solar roof tiles. There are some regular folks here who have posted on their installs and it's nearly always well upwards of $100k+ I think. Since you have it in your sig, were you one of the lucky folks who had it done at a half decent price?

Its was pricey, but not the level you describe. It was also still popular in my area of Nor Cal at the time (Dec 2020).

 

[sunwarriors]

Its was pricey, but not the level you describe. It was also still popular in my area of Nor Cal at the time (Dec 2020).

But wasn't that in 2020? What's the price now? Some folks here have larger systems, but they were $100k+. 2020 is even before my solar.

 

[GregBallantyne]

Solar Roof has several advantages, depending on your situation. Smaller roofs can acheive higher generation capacity by utilizing a greater percentage of available surface area, for example. Price is not one of them, although the tax credit helps, and more of the cost can be applied to the credit qualified total. Performance can be an advantage in marginal circumstances. In my own case it was the product that allowed me to realize my goals, without cutting quite a number of trees.