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Briefing
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- Innovative Solar Roof – Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced newly launched integrated solar roof tiles, which could cost less to manufacture and install than regular roofs, while lasting twice as long and weighing one-fifth of existing products
- SolarCity Merger – Confirms Tesla’s $2 billion merger with SolarCity, as shareholders voted in favor of it, making Tesla and SolarCity one single solar, battery storage and electric vehicle company
- Stylish Design – Unveiled four different designs for solar roof tiles in October 2016, which look better than normal roofs, and are aesthetically comparable to most expensive roofing materials available in market
- Electricity Generation – Solar roofs will be developed in partnership with Panasonic, with goal of 40 cents per watt, similar to competition
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Energy, Real Estate and Construction
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Organization
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Panasonic Corp., SolarCity Corp., Tesla Motors Inc.
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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November 21, 2016
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