Tesla Model S Gets Glass Roof, Probably Solar Glass Roof Too
Tesla Model S Gets Glass Roof, Probably Solar Glass Roof Too (#ElonTweets) | CleanTechnicaCars
Published on November 4th, 2016 |by Zachary Shahan
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Tesla Model S Gets furniture Glass Roof, Probably Solar Glass Roof Too (#ElonTweets)
November 4th, 2016 by Zachary Shahan
Elon Musk just took to Twitter for a serious tweetstorm. The hottest topic was a fully glass roof, and a probable solar glass roof.
The glass roof is now an option on the Tesla website, and it is actually cheaper than the sunroof ($1500 vs $2000 in the US, or $24/month versus $32/month according to the website's grass seed lowes lease estimator).
I highly recommend the new all glass roof on the Model S. This was very hard to develop, but it makes the interior feel amazing. pic.twitter.com/ob7lqrXP4n
-- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 4, 2016
A Solar Glass Roof?
Given that Tesla and SolarCity just announced glass solar tiles, it didn't take long for someone to bring up the possibility of a solar glass roof. Elon's quick response: it'll probably be an option.
@John_Gardi We will probably offer that as an option
-- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 4, 2016
Safety with a Glass Roof?
Naturally, the other hot topic when it comes to a fully glass roof is safety. This can't be safe, right? But wait a second, safety is priority #1 for Tesla -- what gives?
It turns out, Tesla did make sure this glass is super safe and can even survive a rollover accident without shattering.
Furthermore, Tesla improved the safety on the already super safe body of the car.
Here are three tweets on safety:
In addition, we reinforced the surrounding body structure for improved safety (was already 5 star in all categories).
-- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 4, 2016
@BitterMercy Excellent safety in rollover (5 star+). That was what took so long to develop.
-- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 4, 2016
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Tags: Elon Musk, solar cars, solar electric cars, solar-powered cars, Tesla Energy, Tesla Glass, Tesla glass roof, Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model S, Tesla Motors, Tesla solar
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Zachary Shahan is tryin' to help society help itself (and other species) one letter at a time. He spends most of his time here on CleanTechnica as its director and chief editor. Otherwise, he's probably enthusiastically fulfilling his duties as the director/editor of EV Obsession, Gas2, Solar Love, Planetsave, or Bikocity; or as president of Important Media. Zach is recognized globally as a solar energy, electric car, energy storage, and wind energy expert. If you would like him to speak at a related conference or event, connect with him via social media: ZacharyShahan.com.Zach has long-term investments in TSLA, SCTY, FSLR, SPWR, SEDG, & ABB. After years of covering solar and EVs, he simply has a lot of faith in these companies and feels like they are good companies to invest in.
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