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Tesla discontinues Solar Roof tiles after a decade

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Tesla told third-party installers around August 20 that it will stop supplying Solar Roof tiles and will only offer conventional solar panels going forward, pulling the option from its website. The company had concluded the tiled-roof product, introduced in 2016, was not financially viable given its manufacturing cost, specialized installation requirements, and competition from cheaper conventional panels.

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