Newly elected president Donald Trump is an ardent climate change denier, and that spells trouble for Tesla’s new venture into solar energy. During the first presidential debate, Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton sparred with Trump over his views on climate change and his controversial statement that global warming is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese. In…
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Elon Musk Says Solar Roof Tiles Will Defrost Themselves
Hold onto your butts solar aficionados, the next generation solar roof is coming, and it looks good. During a brief event Friday night, Elon Musk presented his plan to integrate solar roof tiles with Powerwall power packs. But that’s not all. On Saturday Musk expanded on his talk by explaining via Twitter that the new…
Inside Tesla’s New Solar Roof
Ahead of a proposed vote to merge with Tesla, Solar City shareholders and anybody with a livestream got the chance to see what the solar panel company is up to during a brief event on Friday night, hosted by, naturally, Elon Musk. The Tesla CEO and Solar City chairman spoke from a stage set up…
“Solar Roof” to be announced by SolarCity later this year
Tesla and SolarCity just announced plans to merge earlier this month, and it looks like the deal is already bearing fruit. During an investors call this week, Tesla CEO and SolarCity shareholder Elon Musk revealed plans for a new solar roof set to launch later this year. Unlike the solar panel modules the company currently…
Tesla will let owners make money off their cars when they’re not using them
Elon Musk wants Tesla owners to be able to cash in on their investment in a big way, Tesla will let owners make money off their cars when they’re not using them. In his “Master Plan, Part Deux” published Wednesday night, Musk said that once Tesla vehicles are fully autonomous, the company will set up a…
Elon Musk Just Released Tesla’s “Master Plan”
IN BRIEF The world finally has the “Master Plan” for Elon Musk’s company, Tesla. In it, Musk reveals that he is focused on creating a sustainable future for our planet, and he will likely reshape the fundamental nature of our society in the process. MASTER PLAN, PART DEUX Elon Musk has been in the headlines…
Elon Musk may consolidate SpaceX for a while
Yesterday, Elon Musk surprised a lot of people when he announced that Tesla (TSLA) has made an offer to acquire SolarCity (SCTY). The entrepreneur is the largest individual shareholder of both companies – he owns about 21% of Tesla and 22% of SolarCity. Some Tesla shareholders are already calling the deal a “bailout” of SolarCity, especially…
Tesla Offers To Buy SolarCity, And Now Its Shares Are Plunging
IN BRIEF Tesla has just made a bid to SolarCity, and the investors aren’t exactly thrilled, as stocks take a dive. SYNERGY While Tesla’s main focus is electric vehicles, it has not shied away from offering other renewable energy products like the Powerwall. With its focus on sustainable energy, Tesla is now looking to expand into…
Tesla Is About to Buy America’s Biggest Solar Energy Provider
Elon Musk is on the brink of acquiring the the next critical component in a solar-electric transportation future. Tesla Motors just made a $2.8 billion stock-to-stock offer to buy SolarCity, one of the largest solar energy companies in the country—a company founded by Musk’s cousins, where Musk currently serves as chairman. According to a post…
Try Asking Elon Musk for a Tesla Discount, Even If You Are a Family Member
Look, I’ll be honest – if I had Elon Musk as a family member I’d hit him up for a Tesla Discount. So it only makes sense that Lyndon Rive, SolarCity CEO and Musk’s cousin, figured it was worth asking Musk for a discount on a Tesla. (Musk is also chairman of SolarCity.) But when Rive…
Is this the year Elon Musk’s SpaceX fortunes will lift off?
By most measures, SpaceX has enjoyed a banner 2016. In the first half of this year, the company took critical steps toward proving it can reliably retrieve and reuse its first-stage rocket boosters, successfully landing rockets on a floating drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean three separate times. It broke a monopoly one of its…