Elon Musk: Tesla Developing Special Glass Tech for Its Model 3

Musk did offer some additional insight about the glass in a tweet Friday night. He said the glass can incorporate heating elements to clear snow ... Business ThewordBusiness Tech Finance Markets Strategy Retail Advertising Healthcare Intelligence Life ThewordLife Entertainment Culture Travel Food Health Parenting Beauty Style News ThewordNews Politics Military&Defense Sports Opinion Reviews ThewordReviews Tech&Electronics Style Home Kitchen Beauty&PersonalCare Travel Gifts Deals Money All ThewordAll A-Z Advertising Business Careers Coupons DoorDash Walmart Dell Staples UnderArmour Culture Design Entertainment ExecutiveLifestyle Finance Food Health Healthcare Intelligence Latest Life MarketsInsider Media Military&Defense News Opinion People PersonalFinance Politics Premium Retail Reviews Science Sports Strategy Tech Transportation Travel TV BeautyExplorers BestinTown BonkersClosets FestivalFoodies MoviesInsider PopCultureDecoded TheMakingOf TheUltimateList Featured BetterCapitalism CitiesConnected InsiderTV MasterYourMoney NextStop TransformingBusiness About About Advertise Careers ContactUs Corporate CorrectionsPolicy Follow RSS Sitemap Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn Subscriptions Intelligence Premium Accounticon Aniconintheshapeofaperson'sheadandshoulders.Itoftenindicatesauserprofile. Login Subscribe Subscribe Newsletters Worldglobe Aniconoftheworldglobe,indicatingdifferentinternationaloptions." US Edition US INTL Asia Deutschland&Österreich Australia España France India Japan México Netherlands Polska SouthAfrica GettheInsiderApp Clickheretolearnmore Aleading-edgeresearchfirmfocusedondigitaltransformation. SeeourResearch FacebookIcon TheletterF. Twittericon Astylizedbirdwithanopenmouth,tweeting. LinkedInicon Theword"in". YouTubeicon Aplaybuttonintheshapeofatelevisionscreen. Instagramicon Astylizedcamera. * Copyright©2021.Allrightsreserved. Registrationonoruseofthissiteconstitutesacceptanceofour TermsofService ,  PrivacyPolicy and CookiesPolicy. Sitemap Disclaimer Accessibility CommercePolicy CAPrivacyRights Coupons MadeinNYC Jobs Stockquotesby finanzen.net Reprints&Permissions Good Subscriber Accountactive since Shortcuts Accounticon Aniconintheshapeofaperson'sheadandshoulders.Itoftenindicatesauserprofile. Profile Newsletters FAQs Subscription Logout USMarketsLoading... H M S Inthenews Closeicon Twocrossedlinesthatforman'X'.Itindicatesawaytocloseaninteraction,ordismissanotification. Chevronicon Itindicatesanexpandablesectionormenu,orsometimesprevious/nextnavigationoptions. HOMEPAGE Subscribe Subscribe Home Chevronicon Itindicatesanexpandablesectionormenu,orsometimesprevious/nextnavigationoptions. Finance ElonMusk:TeslaisdevelopingaspecialkindofglassforitsModel3 DanielleMuoio 2016-11-01T22:07:11Z FacebookIcon TheletterF. Emailicon Anenvelope.Itindicatestheabilitytosendanemail. Twittericon Astylizedbirdwithanopenmouth,tweeting. Twitter LinkedInicon Theword"in". LinkedIn Fliboardicon AstylizedletterF. Flipboard Linkicon Animageofachainlink.Itsymobilizesawebsitelinkurl. CopyLink TeslaModel3 TeslaMotors TheModel3willusesomeofthesameglasstechnologythatTeslaisusingforitssolarroofshingles, CEOElonMusksaidTuesdayduringaconferencecall regardingthefinancialdetailsofaSolarCitymerger,whichshareholderswillvoteonNovember17.MusksaidthatTeslanowhasaspecialglasstechnologygroup andthatthenewdivisionisfocusedondevelopingthetechnologyforthesolarroofTeslaunveiledwithSolarCitylastFriday.  HeaddedthattheModel3willincorpoatethatsameglasstechnologybeingusedinthesolarroof,butdidn'telaboratefurther."Itisusingalotoftechniquesfromtheautomotiveglassbusinessand,incaseitwasn'tobviouswiththeannouncement,Teslahascreatedaglasstechnologygroupwithsomereallyphenomenolpeople,"Musksaidonthecall.MuskdidoffersomeadditionalinsightabouttheglassinatweetFridaynight.Hesaidtheglass canincorporateheatingelementstoclearsnowwhilegeneratingenergy.Headdedthattheglasswouldn'twasteenergywhileusingsaidheatingelements,addingitwouldbe"stronglynetpositive."Teslacouldthenbeusingtheglassforanumberofthings,likeasolarrooffortheModel3ortomakeitswindshield.—ElonMusk(@elonmusk)October29,2016 —ElonMusk(@elonmusk)October29,2016 SignupfornotificationsfromInsider!Stayuptodatewithwhatyouwanttoknow. Subscribetopushnotifications Newsletter Getadailyselectionofourtopstoriesbasedonyourreadingpreferences. Loading Somethingisloading. Emailaddress Byclicking‘Signup’,youagreetoreceivemarketingemailsfromInsider aswellasotherpartneroffersandacceptour TermsofServiceand PrivacyPolicy. SEEALSO: ElonMuskjustunveiledTesla'ssolarroofandnewTeslaEnergyproducts Dealicon Aniconintheshapeofalightningbolt. Foryou NOWWATCH:EverythingweknowabouttheTeslaModel3 More: Tesla SolarCity ElonMusk LyndonRive BITranspo Chevronicon Itindicatesanexpandablesectionormenu,orsometimesprevious/nextnavigationoptions. Dealicon Aniconintheshapeofalightningbolt. Foryou Closeicon Twocrossedlinesthatforman'X'.Itindicatesawaytocloseaninteraction,ordismissanotification. RecommendedVideo