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I'm curious about the durability - I live Colorado Springs, which is typically very sunny (good for solar), but can get pretty bad hailstorms. This means that
by Arcsech 9y ago
I'm curious about the durability - I live Colorado Springs, which is typically very sunny (good for solar), but can get pretty bad hailstorms. This means that the average roof lifetime here is much shorter than elsewhere. If the Tesla's roof tiles are actually significantly more durable than asphalt, it could be more cost-effective here than elsewhere.
- timdellinger 9y agoAlso: repairability. Asphalt shingles are fairly easy to repair once you get up on the roof. Wired stiff solar shingles? That's gonna be more challenging.
- scotch_drinker 9y agoOn the solar calculator page, they say they have the highest possible hail rating.
- netinstructions 9y agoThis is something they're specifically trying to address. Elon posted some high speed footage of a "hail gun" shooting the Tesla tiles. https://www.instagram.com/p/BT7Gxsag27j/?taken-by=elonmusk&hl=en https://www.instagram.com/p/BT7Gxsag27j/?taken-by=elonmusk&h... Sounds like a fun job to build and operate a "hail gun"
- esterly 9y agoTesla posted this hail test video https://twitter.com/TeslaMotors/status/862394764460605440 https://twitter.com/TeslaMotors/status/862394764460605440