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Tesla’s Solar Roof Sets Musk’s Grand Unification Into Motion

“What is the future that we should have? What do we think the world should look like?”

Tesla's Solar Roof Is Cheaper Than Expected

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Tesla has begun taking orders for its transformative new solar roof. The pricing is competitive, and it marks the final piece in Elon Musk’s vision for a grand unification of his clean-energy ambitions—combining solar power, home batteries, and electric cars.

“These are really the three legs of the stool for a sustainable energy future,” Musk said. “Solar power going to a stationary battery pack so you have power at night, and then charging an electric vehicle … you can scale that to all the world’s demand.”