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> Wind, tiny earthquakes or even birds walking along the roof displace the tiles ever so slightly and they loose contact. Once the circuit is broken it is diffi
by ricardobeat 8y ago
> Wind, tiny earthquakes or even birds walking along the roof displace the tiles ever so slightly and they loose contact. Once the circuit is broken it is difficult to find and fix the fault. Even worse a short circuit can lead to heating and fire danger. Turns out regular solar panels are way easier and cheaper to work with.
How can you say this much about an unreleased product to which you have zero insight on technical details? This is even more bs than if the tiles never come to market...
Also, you can’t call a machine-bored tunnel a “tube” and expect to be taken seriously. Questioning lofty, sci-fi-is goals? Fine and reasonable. Gaslighting actual, tangible products? Sounds shady.
- mrpopo 8y agoAbout the roof tiles : Other companies already have solar roof tiles on the market. http://www.dyaqua.it/invisiblesolar/_en/ http://www.dyaqua.it/invisiblesolar/_en/ They are popular in areas of Europe where architecture is regulated. Sure they are more expensive and less efficient, but there is a niche market for it.
- ricardobeat 8y agoI can’t find any record of those being actually sold/installed, or any issues like mentioned in the article? Either way, it is pointless to speculate on technical issues affecting the viability of the Tesla product that doesn't exist yet. We'll only know when solar roof is on the market.