Tesla solar roof back into focus, big week for self-driving cars, Model 3 production, and more

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla solar roof finally being installed at customer homes, more autonomous driving vehicle news, Model 3 production still under a microscope, and more.

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The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing all our top stories of the week while taking questions from our readers and highlighting the most insightful comments on the site.

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Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast today:

Tesla (TSLA) stock loses over $4 billion in value in one day over a series of bad news
A look at latest Tesla solar roof tile installation
A first look at the ‘Tesla house of the future’ with solar roof and Powerwall batteries
Waymo and Jaguar unveil new self-driving and all-electric I-Pace
Tesla Model X fatal crash is now under investigation over potential use of Autopilot and ‘post-crash fire’
Tesla elaborates on details and potential cause of fatal Model X crash under investigation
First look at Tesla’s latest Autopilot (2.5) computer in Model 3, S, and X vehicles
First look at Tesla’s new navigation engine
Tesla launches a new education program to train a new generation of electric car technicians
Tesla says Model 3 production at ‘over 200 units per day’, pushing to get to 2,500 units/week, says report
Tesla sends out massive batch of Model 3 invites to Canadian reservation holders
SF Motors unveils all-electric SUVs with powertrain from Tesla co-founder to be produced at former Hummer factory

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4pm ET (or the video after 5pm ET):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKifB2mkeGc