When they rolled out the product with tiny tiles I always thought musk was being to ambitious. The smaller the tiles the harder a solar roof gets.

I’m pretty sure solar roof was introduced as a way to pump stock when Tesla was doing poor financially

Yep. Fred Lambert, the usual suspect.

As someone who owns a Solar Roof, this news is disappointing. Many of my friends have said it's the best roof they've ever seen, and I even sometimes get compliments from people who drive past.

Sad. A great idea ruined by poor business practices.

Did any other manufacturers build their own version? It seems like the right long term idea but the lack of other players seems to indicate there's some underlying issue that isn't solved yet.