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posted by martyb on Thursday May 16 2019, @06:29AM   Printer-friendly
from the it's-over-MY-head dept.

Reuters:

The "great majority" of solar cells being produced at Tesla's factory in upstate New York are being sold overseas instead of being used in the company's trademark "Solar Roof" as originally intended, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.

The exporting underscores the depth of Tesla's troubles in the U.S. solar business, which the electric car maker entered in 2016 with its controversial $2.6 billion purchase of SolarCity.

Tesla has only sporadically purchased solar cells produced by its partner in the factory, Panasonic Corp, according to a Buffalo solar factory employee speaking on condition of anonymity. The rest are going largely to foreign buyers, according to a Panasonic letter to U.S. Customs officials reviewed by Reuters.

Tesla's solar cells are being bought, but not by Americans.


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  • (Score: 2) by deimtee on Friday May 17 2019, @07:45AM

    by deimtee (3272) on Friday May 17 2019, @07:45AM (#844636) Journal

    In the rest of the world there is still a perceived (and probably actual) difference in quality between something that has a sticker that says "Made in China" vs one that says "Made in America". Given exchange rates and transport costs, something that is worth exporting from the USA is probably high quality. If you were just going for the cheapest stuff you would end up with "Made in China".

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