# Tesla’s solar roof tiles fall short as sales shift to conventional panels

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tesla-is-ditching-its-solar-roof-tiles-for-a-good-reason/
- Published: 2026-11-01T13:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T13:47:31+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2301053/tesla-ditching-solar-roof-tiles-discontinued-good-reason/
- Topics: Gadgets

## Key points

- Tesla is redirecting Solar Roof customers to conventional panels.
- Installations peaked at just 21 to 32 a week.
- High prices and missed targets undermined the product.

## Summary

Tesla appears to be ending sales of its Solar Roof tiles, steering customers towards conventional panels after the product fell far short of its sales ambitions. The retreat marks a setback for a design intended to make solar power less conspicuous, and raises questions about whether integrated solar roofs can compete with standard panels.

The tiles were designed to resemble ordinary shingles while achieving about 98 per cent of a conventional panel’s efficiency. A Wood Mackenzie report found only 3,000 US homes had installed them by 2023; at their 2022 peak, installations were estimated at 21 to 32 a week, against Elon Musk’s target of 1,000. Prices for one example system rose from $54,966 to between $79,938 and $100,621 before incentives, while some customers also reported poor electricity output and melting underlayment.

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