This is the equivalent of Ford buying Exxon (which already includes the service stations), and then offering cheaper gas to all Ford customers. Who doesn't think that would influence at least some people (or companies! Fleets of cars!)
Henry Ford wasn't a founder of Exxon. Musk is a founder of SolarCity.
Henry Ford wasn't a founder of Exxon.
That would have been some trick, given that Exxon didn't exist until 25 years after Ford died. ;)I'm sure some value would also come from selling to residential buyers with Teslas?
There's also the powerwall play. I imagine a lot of people that signed up for powerwall will want solar at the same time, if they don't have it. Maybe this is actually a way to hedge against powerwall coming in at cost (or a way to get an installation network). If most the installs come with some solar installation as well, maybe they can see the device at a loss and meet cost expectations while still not losing money.