TESLA DISCONTINUES SOLAR ROOF TILE PRODUCT

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FRI, AUG 21, 2026

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Tesla has discontinued its Solar Roof tiles, the solar panels designed to blend in as regular roofing. The company will now supply only conventional solar panels to its installer network.

Tesla has ended production of Solar Roof, its signature product that aimed to make solar energy generation aesthetically seamless by disguising panels as standard roof tiles. According to sources close to the program, Tesla informed its third-party installer network that Solar Roof is no longer available to order. Going forward, the company will supply only conventional solar panels. The Solar Roof project, which Elon Musk unveiled in 2016, faced persistent challenges in scaling production and managing costs. The tiles never achieved widespread adoption despite years of development and refinement. Tesla has not issued an official statement confirming the discontinuation. The move represents a significant retreat from one of the company's most ambitious renewable energy initiatives.

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