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No One Saw Tesla’s Solar Roof Coming
Elon Musk just showed us the grand unification of Tesla: Fast cars, big batteries, and a stunning solar rooftop.
Tesla's Sexy Solar, Massive Batteries, and Fast Cars.
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On Friday evening as the sun descended over the old Hollywood set of “Desperate Housewives,” Elon Musk took to a stage and fired up his presentation about climate change. It was a strange scene, with hundreds of people crowded into the middle of a subtly artificial suburban neighborhood.
It wasn’t until about a minute into the speech that Musk casually let the crowd in on Tesla’s big secret. “The interesting thing is that the houses you see around you are all solar houses,” Musk said. “Did you notice?”