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		<title>Tesla&#8217;s solar panels reportedly caught fire at an Amazon warehouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2019 19:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] The incident reportedly happened back in June 2018, but the e-commerce giant just came out with the information. Bloomberg says Amazon told the publication via email that it has taken steps to protect its facilities and will no longer install any more Tesla systems going forward. We&#8217;ve reached out to both companies to confirm [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>The incident reportedly happened back in June 2018, but the e-commerce giant just came out with the information. <em>Bloomberg</em> says Amazon told the publication via email that it has taken steps to protect its facilities and will no longer install any more Tesla systems going forward. We&#8217;ve reached out to both companies to confirm the news and will let you know if they do, and if they&#8217;re planning to work things out.</p>
<p>After news came out that Walmart sued Tesla, the companies released a statement saying they&#8217;re in discussion to resolve the issue. The Amazon warehouse incident seems to be much smaller in scale &#8212; the e-commerce giant said it has a very small number of Tesla solar installations to begin with &#8212; but a claim from such an enormous company still isn&#8217;t a good look for SolarCity. The division&#8217;s operations haven&#8217;t been going as well as the company had hoped. It reportedly <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/08/teslas-production-problems-solar-roof-business/">faced</a> production issues last year due to technical challenges, and a more recent <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613541/teslas-trumpeted-solar-shingles-are-a-flop/">report said</a> it&#8217;s been exporting majority of the solar cells produced at its New York gigafactory instead of using them for Solar Roof installations.</p>
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		<title>Tesla plans to build a solar roof testing facility in Fremont</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 06:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] Its design requires a pretty complex technology underneath, though &#8212; one that uses special louvered glass that can hide photovoltaic cells from view without preventing solar energy from passing through. While the company has deployed solar roof tile orders since the technology&#8217;s announcement in 2016, deliveries are still pretty limited and the tiles and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Its design requires a pretty complex technology underneath, though &#8212; one that uses special louvered glass that can hide photovoltaic cells from view without preventing solar energy from passing through. While the company has deployed solar roof tile orders since the technology&#8217;s announcement in 2016, deliveries are still pretty limited and the tiles and installation remain pretty <a href="https://electrek.co/2019/06/14/tesla-solar-roof-quote-price/">expensive</a>. Further, a <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/08/teslas-production-problems-solar-roof-business/"><em>Reuters</em> report</a> from late 2018 said that Elon Musk&#8217;s exacting aesthetic demands, coupled with assembly line issues, caused production delays. </p>
<p>Tesla hasn&#8217;t officially announced the testing facility, but Musk wrote in a tweet as a response to someone asking for updates: </p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Spooling up production line rapidly. Hoping to manufacture ~1000 solar roofs/week by end of this year.</p>
<p>— E (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1156005185656782848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The tweet itself became controversial due to Musk&#8217;s <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/30/sec-elon-musk-tweet-agreement-judge-approval/">existing deal with the SEC</a> that prohibits him from tweeting production and delivery rates without approval from Tesla&#8217;s legal team. But that likely hardly matters for those who just want to see those solar tiles become more widely available at a lower price point. We&#8217;ll likely have to wait a while to see whether the new testing facility leads to cheaper rates and more deliveries.</p>
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