Tesla is slashing prices on its solar systems 10–20% in recognition of the progress it has made streamlining its solar sales process by integrating Tesla Energy products into its existing high-traffic storefronts.
Tesla says it plans to spend up to $3 billion a year for the next 2 years on upgrades to its gigafactories in Nevada, New York, and Shanghai. How will it pay for all that? It won’t be easy, but the company says, don’t worry, it’s covered by company cash.
This article is a followup to another CleanTechnica article: Tesla’s Secret Weapon. The title of this one contains an asterisk, because a more accurate (but too long) title would be “How Tesla, SpaceX, and The Boring Company Will Help Save the World and Reform Capitalism in the Process.” Apologies if the title is clickbaity or bombastic.
Tesla is moving its earnings call from the beginning of November to Wednesday, October 24. This is going to be a historic earnings call for Tesla for multiple reasons. During last quarter’s earnings call, CleanTechnica got the chance to ask some questions as well. While there is no guarantee that we will get that chance again, we are hopeful and this time we have been preparing.
Tesla has increased the prices of some of its energy products, including the popular Powerwall, to account for new features and hardware it has just added.
On Saturday, September 29, my son Finn and I picked up our dual motor, long range, Autopilot-enabled Model 3!! Since March 2016. Finn has had the Model 3 drawing pinned to his wall and here is the real thing. Magic! The end of quarter delivery lunacy was all that it was built up to be.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared on Twitter this weekend that Tesla Gigafactory 1 will be powered 100% by Tesla Solar by the end of 2019. The confirmation came as he worked to silence claims that the emissions footprint for building an electric vehicle are higher than those for building an internal combustion vehicle.
Tesla energy products were part of a larger conversation about Q2 financial results and the 2018 overall anticipated fiscal picture.
With so much emphasis on the Model 3, the question on many people’s mind is, “Will Tesla’s solar efforts finally begin to gain traction?” According to USA Today, “The company is going to double down on selling solar through its 110 U.S. Tesla stores, which it has reconfigured in past months to ensure that Powerwall is on prominent display and in-house solar experts, some of whom worked Home Depot aisles for Tesla, are at the ready.”
A new training video released in partnership with Cal Fire details the best practices for rooftop firefighting on houses with a Tesla Solar Roof Tile roof. The video includes footage of firefighters tearing into the panels using a few different techniques and reveals a bit about how the panels are wired.
