Tesla has announced a new model 3 like glass roof option available for the model s design the panoramic sunroof is a 2 500 option on the model s and for me represents approximately 2 5.
Tesla all glass roof review.
Safety tests have also proven that tesla s glass roofs are durable with the model 3 s roof withstanding over 20 000 lbs of force during the nhtsa s evaluation.
It s made of quartz explained musk.
And you know what they say about people who drive in glass.
The inactive shingles function has regular shingles and do not produce any electricity.
However due to production difficulties and engineering constraints the company has only installed a handful in the real world.
The active solar tiles contain solar cells so they can produce solar energy for your home to use.
Elon musk has unveiled a redesign of tesla s solar roof tiles dubbed solar glass roof the new roof design will cost around 42 500 for a 2 000 square foot roof with 10kw of solar capacity.
Maybe too much glass.
When you choose to install a tesla solar glass roof your entire roof will be replaced with a combination of active and inactive solar shingles.
Takes an estimated 6 to 8 weeks to review.
This is a short video just released by tesla showing the upcoming model y s all glass panoramic sunroof most trims of the model y will be available in 2020 starting at 47 000 with an entry level version coming in 2021 for around 39 000.
Tesla made headlines a couple years ago with its solar roof which combines a small solar cell integrated within a durable glass shingle.
That should be down to less than 1 week with the tesla solar roof version 3 with no glass cutting required larger panels and streamlined wiring.
That is a lot of glass.