Tesla to end Home Depot partnership as it closes 12 solar facilities: report
Tesla is closing around a dozen of its solar facilities across nine states in the United States. The closures of…
5 years ago
Solar Roof
Tesla Solar Roof customer gives insights on cost and installation process
One of the first known Tesla Solar Roof residential customers has shed some light on the process for installing the unique energy producing…
5 years ago
Tesla Gigafactory 2 to ramp hiring efforts as Solar Roof installations begin
Tesla Inc. is reportedly ramping up its recruitment efforts at its Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo, NY, with the company set…
5 years ago
Tesla’s Solar Roof tiles showcased in new residential installation pictures
Pictures of Tesla’s Solar Roof tiles installed on a residential unit were recently shared online, showcasing the near-indistinguishable look of…
5 years ago
Tesla’s solar rooftop array at Gigafactory 1 is starting to take shape
Recent aerial photographs obtained by Teslarati show that Tesla's installation of its rooftop solar array for Gigafactory 1 outside of…
6 years ago
Tesla commits to Gigafactory 2 expansion despite Trump’s 30% solar tariff
Despite facing a possible financial hit due to a 30 percent tariff being imposed by the Trump administration on imported…
6 years ago
Tesla Solar Roof tile production begins at Gigafactory 2, customer installs soon to follow
Tesla has begun production of its highly-anticipated Solar Roof tiles from the company's Gigafactory 2 facility in Buffalo, NY. According…
6 years ago
Tesla mass firings are reportedly making its way across SolarCity
The mass firing taking place at Tesla has reportedly spread into the solar-side of its business, with former and current…
6 years ago
Panasonic poised to become a top auto supplier as Tesla ties deepen
Panasonic Corp., a main supplier for Tesla and strategic partner to the Silicon Valley-based electric car maker, is looking at…
6 years ago
Tesla’s Solar Roof patent reveals “conductive paste” used for tile bonding
Tesla was granted a patent for its Solar Roof on August 29 for a new way to bond the roof…
6 years ago
Audi could forge ahead with EV solar roof despite Tesla skepticism
Audi will be pairing with Altra Devices, a Chinese photovoltaic cell developer, to produce solar energy-capturing glass roofs for the luxury…
6 years ago
Tesla completes first Solar Roof installations on employee homes, pilot production remains at Fremont
Tesla has announced that the first Solar Roof installations have been completed on the homes of select employees including CEO Elon Musk's…
6 years ago
Tesla’s “World’s biggest battery” in Southern Australia is raising questions
Tesla and CEO Elon Musk sparked major discussion after they announced they would solve South Australia’s power crisis with the…
6 years ago
SolarCity co-founder Peter Rive leaves Tesla ahead of Solar Roof production ramp
Tesla has lost a top solar executive. Peter Rive, a SolarCity co-founder, will be leaving Tesla in search of other…
6 years ago
Tesla’s low-cost solar technology could boost a lagging Japanese solar industry
Tesla one day could break barriers in Japan’s lagging solar market after being featured at a Japanese photovoltaic technology exhibition.…
6 years ago
Tesla eyeing solar cell manufacturer that could drive 50% cost reduction, says industry group
A note from Axiom Capital is saying Tesla is in talks with Swiss photovoltaics firm Meyer Burger to develop solar…
6 years ago
Tesla Gigafactory 2 in NY ready to hire ahead of Solar Roof production
Tesla's Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo, N.Y., is slated to begin production on solar tiles by fall, and partner Panasonic is heading…
6 years ago
Tesla’s entry into solar could be challenged by lobbying from utility companies
As solar energy expands its presence in the United States, traditional utility companies are citing homeowner affordability and freeloading in…
6 years ago
Tesla Solar Roof tile installations could come soon for California
Tesla had initially said Solar Roof tile installations would begin in June, but a spokesperson said the teams were still working…
6 years ago
Tesla to charge up Nottingham with biggest community battery system in Europe
A housing development in Nottingham, England, has pegged a 2MWh Tesla battery to store the facility’s sustainable energy, a move…
6 years ago