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Tesla seeks $1.5bn bond offering while shifting solar strategy

Christian Roselund — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 00:26:28 +0000

Tesla is emphasising profitability from its solar business, which has undergone significant transformation since the company bought SolarCity.

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10% Model 3 orders cancelled, but numbers jump since launch

Giles Parkinson — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 03:52:35 +0000

Tesla puts net orders for Model 3 at 455,000+, as Musk and other employees become first to have solar roof installed at homes.

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Google creates “Dandelion” to promote geothermal energy

Steve Hanley — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 03:05:35 +0000

Google's new company Dandelion will attempt to do for residential heating and cooling what SolarCity has done for rooftop solar.

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Tesla’s ‘solar roof’ open for orders – and down payments – in Australia

Sophie Vorrath — Thu, 11 May 2017 04:42:54 +0000

Tesla opens orders for its much-hyped solar roof, with installations of two varieties of its PV tiles to begin installations in the US mid-year and in Australia in 2018.

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S3X sells – but is it causing trouble for Tesla?

Sophie Vorrath — Thu, 04 May 2017 04:34:39 +0000

Tesla shares fall after a bigger than expected Q1 loss. But revenue was up, and Elon Musk has his mind on other things...

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Tesla adds energy monitoring to mobile app ahead of Powerwall 2 delivery

Sophie Vorrath — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 01:57:38 +0000

Tesla mobile app update allows Powerwall owners to monitor and manage their solar and battery storage “power flow”.

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Tesla says Model 3 electric sedan on track, but results back in red

Sophie Vorrath — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 03:17:35 +0000

US EV and battery maker says mass-market Model 3 electric sedan on schedule to begin production in July.

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Tesla solar roof cheaper than regular roof, says Musk – electricity “a bonus”

Sophie Vorrath — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 01:57:15 +0000

Elon Musk says Tesla's solar tiles could cost less than – and last twice as long as – a regular "dumb roof."

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Tesla shareholders approve SolarCity acquisition

Christian Roselund — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 01:39:02 +0000

Elon Musk has announced that Tesla and SolarCity shareholders have approved the merger between the two companies.

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Elon Musk’s first victim was the petrol car; now it’s old style utilities

Giles Parkinson — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 00:29:07 +0000

Tesla throws down gauntlet to incumbent utilities by bringing down battery storage costs by nearly half, and taking built-in solar PV to the mainstream. Elon Musk talks of solar, storage and EVs being "beautiful, affordable, integrated" - three things that current utilities are not.

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