Prototype roof tiles that turn white to reflect heat when they get hot seem like a pretty cool idea, as do tiles that turn black to absorb heat when it’s cold. That’s why a team of ...

Tesla's glass solar tiles replicate slate, left, or terracotta roofing and are designed to look like a traditional roof. The tiles are guaranteed for the life of a home, much longer than the 20 ...

As for the installation, it’s the roofing part that will be labor intensive. Tesla says that it should take roughly the same time to install as a tile roof installation, which is typically 5-7 days.

On October 28, Tesla unveiled its new solar roof tiles. Few of us in attendance, if any, realized the solar roofing tiles were actual functional solar panels until Elon Musk said so.

At Tesla’s 2019 shareholder’s meeting earlier this week, Musk said Tesla was still working on longevity testing for the new version of its solar roof tiles and that they are now installing the ...