Tesla Solar Roof may be coming to Europe soon

Last year Tesla unveiled the 3rd generation of their Tesla Solar Roof tiles, and this year the company appears to be finally rolling out the solar power system on a commercial basis.

Designed for new or replacement roofs, Elon Musk said the Solar Roof is cheaper than a new roof and a separate roof-mounted solar system. In fact, Musk says this will be true in about 80% of cases which is pretty confident.

The latest 3rd generation tiles featured improved power density, meaning 50% fewer solar tiles are needed, which helps bring down the cost. Tesla estimates a typical Solar Roof will still cost about $33,950 with a 25-year warranty.

Today Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla will soon announce plans for expansion to Europe and China.

Europe & China timing will be announced soon

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 10, 2020

In many ways, the Tesla Solar Roof is a better fit for Europe, where super-cheap asphalt roofs are incredibly uncommon, and where the slate-like Black Glass Tile style will fit in a lot better.

In USA Tesla does the installation themselves; it remains to be seen if this will still be the case further afield.

You can read more about the system at Tesla here or hear about the first-hand experience with the product in this article here.

Via Electrek