10% Model 3 orders cancelled, but numbers jump since launch
By Giles Parkinson on 3 August 2017
Tesla puts net orders for Model 3 at 455,000+, as Musk and other employees become first to have solar roof installed at homes.
Category: SolarCity
CleanTech Bites • Elon Musk • People • Smart Transport • Solar • SolarCity • Tesla
Google creates “Dandelion” to promote geothermal energy
By Steve Hanley on 20 July 2017
Google’s new company Dandelion will attempt to do for residential heating and cooling what SolarCity has done for rooftop solar.
Tesla’s ‘solar roof’ open for orders – and down payments – in Australia
By Sophie Vorrath on 11 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.
Elon Musk • News & Commentary • Onestep • People • Renewables • Solar • SolarCity
S3X sells – but is it causing trouble for Tesla?
By Sophie Vorrath on 4 May 2017
Tesla shares fall after a bigger than expected Q1 loss. But revenue was up, and Elon Musk has his mind on other things…
Tesla adds energy monitoring to mobile app ahead of Powerwall 2 delivery
By Sophie Vorrath on 21 April 2017
Tesla mobile app update allows Powerwall owners to monitor and manage their solar and battery storage “power flow”.
Battery storage • CleanTech Bites • Elon Musk • People • Smart Energy • Smart Transport • Solar • SolarCity • Tesla • Tesla
Tesla says Model 3 electric sedan on track, but results back in red
By Sophie Vorrath on 23 February 2017
US EV and battery maker says mass-market Model 3 electric sedan on schedule to begin production in July.
Battery storage • Elon Musk • News & Commentary • People • Smart Transport • Solar • SolarCity • Tesla • Tesla
Tesla solar roof cheaper than regular roof, says Musk – electricity “a bonus”
By Sophie Vorrath on 21 November 2016
Elon Musk says Tesla’s solar tiles could cost less than – and last twice as long as – a regular “dumb roof.”
Battery storage • CleanTech Bites • Elon Musk • Onestep • People • Solar • SolarCity • Tesla
Tesla shareholders approve SolarCity acquisition
By Christian Roselund on 18 November 2016
Elon Musk has announced that Tesla and SolarCity shareholders have approved the merger between the two companies.
Elon Musk’s first victim was the petrol car; now it’s old style utilities
By Giles Parkinson on 31 October 2016
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, storage and EVs being “beautiful, affordable, integrated” – three things that current utilities are not.
Battery storage • Featured • Solar • SolarCity • Tesla
Tesla and Solar City roll out solar shingles and bigger Powerwall
By Steve Hanley on 30 October 2016
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.
Tesla seeks $1.5bn bond offering while shifting solar strategy
Tesla is emphasising profitability from its solar business, which has undergone significant transformation since the company bought SolarCity.