Elon Musk

Promise · Their own work or organisation

“then make the tiles have solar cells embedded in the tiles.”

Elon Musk, interviewee · 7 September 2018 · Joe Rogan Experience #1169 with Elon Musk (Transcript) (Singju Post)

Tesla is bringing out a new solar roof product whose tiles have solar cells embedded in them.

Resolved true The record shows it happened or was so.

Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.

What would count as true or false

Promise with no stated deadline: Tesla brings out a solar roof product whose roof tiles have solar cells embedded in them. Judged as of the date of evaluation. True: Tesla made available to customers, and installed on customers' homes, a roof product in which photovoltaic cells are built into the roof tiles themselves (as opposed to panels mounted on top of a roof). Mostly true: such a product was delivered, but with a minor difference in a detail, such as only some of the tiles being active solar tiles while others are inactive lookalike tiles. Mostly false: the product existed only as demos, prototypes or very limited pilot installs, with no general customer availability. False: Tesla's reports or credible accounts show the product was cancelled or never offered to customers, or that the product Tesla offered did not have cells embedded in tiles.

Evidence

1. Tesla discontinues its Solar Roof tiles, not economically viable Electrek · 20 August 2026

   “The company has told third-party installers that it will no longer supply solar roof tiles going forward, only solar panels, according to two sources close to the program.”

2. Tesla discontinues its Solar Roof tiles, not economically viable Electrek · 20 August 2026

   “At its peak, Tesla was installing roughly 21 to 32 Solar Roofs per week, according to Wood Mackenzie data — more than 95% short of the goal. In total, the firm estimated Tesla installed only about 3,000 Solar Roof systems in the US across roughly seven years.”

3. Tesla's new Solar Roof costs less than a new roof plus solar panels, aims for install rate of 1K per week | TechCrunch TechCrunch · 25 October 2019

   “Tesla has launched the third iteration of its solar roof tile for residential home use, which it officially detailed in a blog post on Friday and in a call with media.”

4. Tesla is ditching its solar roof tiles for a good reason - Engadget Engadget · 1 November 2026

   “TechCrunch learned that solar installers are still offering Tesla's Solar Roof depending on the timeline of the project.”

Reasoning

TechCrunch reported in October 2019 that Tesla had launched the third version of its solar roof tile for homes (E3). Electrek, citing Wood Mackenzie data, reports that Tesla installed about 3,000 Solar Roof systems in the US over roughly seven years (E2). That means the product went beyond demos or pilots and was installed on customers' homes. Reports from 2026 say Tesla has since stopped supplying the tiles (E1, E4), but this happened after years of customer installs, so it does not undo the delivery. There was no deadline, so timing does not apply.

Cite this claim

Elon Musk, “Tesla is bringing out a new solar roof product whose tiles have solar cells embedded in them.” (said 7 September 2018). Verdict: resolved true. Reliability API, claim c_f1f33969b71e, method 0.1.0+c876030c. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_f1f33969b71e