August 11, NEW YORK Correspondent. TASS, Ivan sawyers As told Elon Musk we are talking about the beginning of the production of roofs, the entire surface which will be a continuous solar battery
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NEW YORK, August 11. /Offset. TASS Ivan sawyers/. Us energy company SolarCity after its acquisition by electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors intends to produce solar panels of a new type. On this, as reported on Wednesday, the us Internet portal TechCrunch, alerted investors the entrepreneur Elon Musk, head of Tesla and Chairman of SolarCity’s Board of Directors.
As pointed out by Musk, we are talking about the beginning of the production of roofs, the entire surface which will be a continuous solar battery. This method, as noted by the businessman differs from the traditional technology, involving the installation of solar panels on a conventional roof. It will be a “solar roof, not the modules on the roof,” explained Musk.
Director of SolarCity Lyndon Rayv, in turn, indicated that the company will present two new products by the end of this year. Both the businessman assured that the best approach to the construction of the batteries will have great success in the market. TechCrunch in this regard, notes that the solar battery of the new model, likely to cost significantly more traditional.
Representatives of Tesla announced on August 1 about plans to purchase SolarCity. “Only a month ago, Tesla Motors made an offer to purchase SolarCity. And today we announce that both companies have reached agreement to merge into the world’s only vertically integrated company engaged in production of energy from renewable sources”, – said in a statement, the electric car manufacturer. The joint venture will be engaged in the adjustment of production to be focused on “improvement of methods of collection, storage and consumption of electricity.”
The transaction is valued at $2.6 billion, the Companies expect to close in the fourth quarter of this year. Under the terms of the transaction, the owners of SolarCity stock will receive for each of 0.11 shares of Tesla. The initiator of the deal is the Mask, which owns controlling stakes in both companies.
Tesla Motors still has specialized in the production of electric vehicles. It produces two models of higher price category: the Model S sedan and crossover Model X. the Company plans to start serial production of the Model 3 in 2017. Each order ($35 thousand and above) requires a Deposit of $1 thousand
