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Tesla puts net orders for Model 3 at 455,000+, as Musk and other employees become first to have solar roof installed at homes.

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Google creates “Dandelion” to promote geothermal energy

Steve Hanley20 July 2017

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Google's new company Dandelion will attempt to do for residential heating and cooling what SolarCity has done for rooftop solar.

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Tesla’s ‘solar roof’ open for orders – and down payments – in Australia

Sophie Vorrath11 May 2017

Tesla opens orders for its much-hyped solar roof, with installations of two varieties of its PV tiles to begin installations in the US mid-year and in Australia in 2018....

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S3X sells – but is it causing trouble for Tesla?

Sophie Vorrath4 May 20174 May 2017

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Tesla shares fall after a bigger than expected Q1 loss. But revenue was up, and Elon Musk has his mind on other things...

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Tesla adds energy monitoring to mobile app ahead of Powerwall 2 delivery

Sophie Vorrath21 April 2017

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Tesla mobile app update allows Powerwall owners to monitor and manage their solar and battery storage “power flow”.

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Tesla says Model 3 electric sedan on track, but results back in red

Sophie Vorrath23 February 201723 February 2017

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US EV and battery maker says mass-market Model 3 electric sedan on schedule to begin production in July.

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Tesla solar roof cheaper than regular roof, says Musk – electricity “a bonus”

Sophie Vorrath21 November 201621 November 2016

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Elon Musk says Tesla's solar tiles could cost less than – and last twice as long as – a regular "dumb roof."

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Tesla shareholders approve SolarCity acquisition

Christian Roselund18 November 201618 November 2016

Elon Musk has announced that Tesla and SolarCity shareholders have approved the merger between the two companies.

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Elon Musk’s first victim was the petrol car; now it’s old style utilities

Giles Parkinson31 October 20164 November 2016

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Tesla throws down gauntlet to incumbent utilities by bringing down battery storage costs by nearly half, and taking built-in solar PV to the mainstream. Elon Musk talks of solar,...

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Tesla and Solar City roll out solar shingles and bigger Powerwall

Steve Hanley30 October 201631 October 2016

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Elon Musk unveils new solar roof with an updated Powerwall with twice the capacity. He says we are on the way to 100 per cent renewable energy.