Tesla Solar Roof Textured Tile

Design durability solar roof will be available in a variety of designs including smooth and textured available this year and tuscan and slate available early 2018.

Tesla solar roof textured tile.

The four roofing types unveiled at the solar roof launch left to right. Solar roof includes two types of glass tiles a solar tile and a non solar tile. Tesla does not suggest ordering an all solar roof. First production of tesla s glass solar roof tiles will come in a black.

Textured glass tile roof however with their launch of the new solar roof v3 in 2019 there is now only one glass shingle style option which is most similar to the textured glass tile roof. Tesla ceo elon musk revealed on twitter that the company will begin taking orders for its solar roof product staring today. Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels. Tesla s new solar technology enabled the company to develop not one but four different solar roof products that look like conventional and modern roof types.

Tuscan glass tile slate glass tile textured glass tile and smooth glass tile. Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels. Tesla s v3 solar roof tiles also come with a 25 year warranty and measure 15x45 inches. Today the tesla solar roof is only available as a textured tile but three additional versions are expected including a spanish tile look slate tile look and a modern smooth tile.

Made with tempered glass solar roof tiles are more than three times stronger than standard roofing tiles yet half the weight. Additionally the tesla solar shingles are made up of quartz with four available designs. They are virtually indistinguishable from street level. The tesla solar roof costs at around 21 85 per square foot.

Tesla is now stating on its website that the roof tiles used in its solar roof installations have an infinite warranty because of the strength of the roof glass. So if your house needs about 2 000 square feet of roofing then you would need to pay about 44 000. During the design phase our energy experts will determine the right number of solar tiles based on your energy needs. Tesla recommends 21 85 per square foot based on 35 percent.

Solar tiles cost 42 per square foot while non solar costs 11 per square foot. Tesla s solar roof consists of two types of shingles.