[gtowey]

It's even worse than that. They're making the comparison of a solar roof to a new standard roof plus solar panels, but most people absolutely do not replace their roof when they get panels so the cost difference is more like 106k vs 30k.

[imtringued]

There are companies that will install solar shingles into your roof and they only need to remove tiles in the places where the panels will be installed, so the Tesla Solar Roof is expensive even compared to an aesthetically pleasing roof.