Tesla Roofing Tiles

Tesla does not suggest ordering an all solar roof.

Tesla roofing tiles.

Tesla s third generation solar roof sometimes known as the solarglass roof has arrived. Solar tiles cost 42 per square foot while non solar costs 11 per square foot. Tesla s solar roof consists of two types of shingles. Test video for the highest class 4 hail rating filmed at 2 500 frames per second.

Hail test video tesla solar. Each 5 cm hailstone is travelling 160 km h on impact. The glass tiles used for roofing systems are competing with asphalt shingles metal roofing slate shingles wood shake shingles and other roofing types. Textured glass tile roof.

Tesla recommends 21 85 per square foot based on 35 percent. In october tesla launched version 3 of its solar roof tiles and it saw a significant price decrease through optimization and. Tuscan glass tile slate glass tile textured glass tile smooth glass tile. Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels.

Tesla s v3 solar roof tiles also come with a 25 year warranty and measure 15x45 inches. Elon musk s latest solar energy tiles unveiled in october 2019 offer a striking design that promises to. Today the tesla solar roof is only available as a textured tile but three additional versions are expected including a spanish tile look slate tile look and a modern smooth tile. The glass tiles eliminate the bulky look offered by the solar panels as they have solar layer inbuilt.

The glass tiles from tesla are made of tempered glass and are highly impact resistant. However with their launch of the new solar roof v3 in 2019 there is now only one glass shingle style option which is most similar to the textured glass tile roof. 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. Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels.

The four roofing types unveiled at the solar roof launch left to right.