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kristopher

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25. No; no deal.

Sun May 14, 2017, 09:49 PM

May 2017

The main product of "Tesla" is state of the art lithium batteries packaged for home energy storage (Powerwall) and for their electric drive automobiles (Tesla) so, your explanation strains credulity beyond the breaking point.

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Teslas Home Solar Roof Pricing Is Cheap Enough to Catch Fire [View all] kristopher May 2017 OP

And the people to benefit the most won't be able to afford it MagickMuffin May 2017 #1

Finally doing something about solar? Blue_Warrior May 2017 #2

I expect the price to decrease and technology to improve Flaleftist May 2017 #4

The panels themselves will improve.... physioex May 2017 #8

There are roofing membranes that are loonger lasting than tar paper csziggy May 2017 #13

Has Tesla Made Any Predictions As To How Many Early Adopters They Need..... global1 May 2017 #3

Solar roof is not viable quite yet.... physioex May 2017 #9

Look more carefully at the chart kristopher May 2017 #16

by their estimate my home would cost over $100k juxtaposed May 2017 #5

Hmmmm, will insurance cover it? Seems to cost same as asphalt uponit7771 May 2017 #6

Note the chart is comparing various roof types + solar to a Tesla solar roof. kristopher May 2017 #23

I'm keeping a close eye on this Zorro May 2017 #7

Tesla has several options for their roofs - and more are planned csziggy May 2017 #14

Florida just passed significant legislation favoring rooftop solar. kristopher May 2017 #18

k and r..nt. Stuart G May 2017 #10

What a terrible headline. dawg May 2017 #11

IKR? I took it literally. nt ecstatic May 2017 #30

A basic asphalt roof will cost around $10k. $50K is not cheap. tinrobot May 2017 #12

True, but if he can get enough people on board quickly because of the tax credits Kentonio May 2017 #15

Not according to the chart. kristopher May 2017 #17

Because the chart is accurate? tinrobot May 2017 #19

You've fundamentally misread the chart, even after the heads up. kristopher May 2017 #21

little anti-renewable heart? WTF? tinrobot May 2017 #32

"Agent of misinformation" kristopher May 2017 #33

Wonder how much it will really cost for a complete system? duncang May 2017 #20

The SYSTEM is warranted for the life of the home. kristopher May 2017 #22

It doesn't specify in the article the type batteries duncang May 2017 #24

No; no deal. kristopher May 2017 #25

Okay, I haven't gone through all their company brochures. duncang May 2017 #26

That's like saying you don't know Apple makes computers and phones. kristopher May 2017 #34

Please continue duncang May 2017 #37

BTW you might want to look at the warranty for the parts I listed in my post. duncang May 2017 #38

OMG!!!! Eko May 2017 #27

You should also post this Eko May 2017 #28

$50K? lol, good luck n/t Azathoth May 2017 #29

Right? I paid $8,000 for a new roof last year. Plus in my area that would be like 1/3 the price Luciferous May 2017 #31

Did $8K include a self-sufficient solar power system? kristopher May 2017 #36

No, but as I posted before, the average home price in the Memphis metro area is 150k. Luciferous May 2017 #40

That isn't a very healthy analysis. kristopher May 2017 #42

The median length of homeownership is less than 10 years, so arguing cost savings over Luciferous May 2017 #44

Then don't buy it. kristopher May 2017 #45

That bargain price includes all of your energy for the life of the home. kristopher May 2017 #35

Uh, no it doesn't Azathoth May 2017 #39

If you want you're positioned to go off grid. kristopher May 2017 #41

OH FFS!! Dem2 May 2017 #43

Since it obviously describes "prices" I don't see a problem. kristopher May 2017 #46

Yeah, several had the reaction I did Dem2 May 2017 #47

Deregulation makes everything better!! Initech May 2017 #48

Message deleted by DU the Administrators rdking647 May 2017 #49