I see this on all sorts of non tesla cars and it makes no sense. I saw it even on brands like Fisker (although that was a solar panel that apparently didn't work).
Just a nice metal roof that won't make me expend more electricity for nothing would be nice.
My 2008 Audi A3 had it and I loved it. First, the roof was black so it breaks down the shape (mine was white/black). Second, it makes the car feel more airy. Yes, it got hot when parked, to each beholder his own.
Tesla is an outlier in that the car is designed only with a glass roof. It's not a hole in the existing roof panel like other cars. The lower trim Tesla Y bizarrely has a glass roof that's covered on the inside with a headliner.
> Tesla is an outlier in that the car is designed only with a glass roof. It's not a hole in the existing roof panel like other cars.
Lots of cars have followed Tesla's lead: Ioniq 5, Mach E, etc.
I'm claiming that Tesla is an outlier in that they're not giving a choice. With the Ioniq 5 and Mach E, you can choose whether you want the glass roof or not.
You can't in the Ioniq 5 (US). You have to give up many useful features if you do not want the roof because the roof is part of the Limited trim. Luckily, I like the roof.
Everyone with Teslas around where I am recently discovered that this is super inconvenient when a nasty hail storm happens. I mean, all of our cars got totaled anyway, but they had the added insult of no longer having a roof and needing to tarp more of the car until insurance could do their thing.
With the cost of the bespoke glass, damage to it basically means the car is guaranteed to be totaled even in a less extreme scenario.
On the Polestar2 (and other models) it's not mandatory, but you can't get other imperative things -- like the heat pump (major efficiency concern) -- unless you get the Plus package that has the glass roof.
Just a nice metal roof that won't make me expend more electricity for nothing would be nice.