Tesla has reportedly discontinued its Solar Roof plans, including its much vaunted solar-tile product, with sources “close to the program” reportedly suggesting that the product was not financially viable.
Two sources confirmed to US outlet Electrek last week that Tesla has informed third-party installers that it will no longer supply its Solar Roof solar tiles, and focus only on conventional solar panels.
According to Electrek, one of the sources explained that Tesla had internally concluded the product was not financially viable.
Adding weight to Electrek’s report is the fact that Tesla’s dedicated Solar Roof page at tesla.com/solarroof now automatically redirects to the company’s solar panels page.
Tesla first unveiled its Solar Roof back in October of 2016, which presaged the company’s $US2.6 billion acquisition of SolarCity – one of America’s early solar giants, before succumbing to increasing debts. Elon Musk was SolarCity’s largest shareholder and chairman, and the company was run by his cousins.
