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24 alternatives to I built a 4000 watt solar array on top of my Tesla (AMA)
This is a Reddit post documenting a personal solar installation project rather than a software product. The submission describes mounting a 4000-watt solar array on a Tesla vehicle and invites questions from the… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I built a 4000 watt solar array on top of my Tesla (AMA) launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Tesla Solar Roof▲333Invisible roof tiles that power your home 🏠
2016 · tesla.com · its alternatives →
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Sunboxlabs - Premium Solar Kits for self-install clean energy, and batteries for backup, off-grid & outdoors.
2024 · sunboxlabs.com · its alternatives →
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Solar Roadways ▲83Incredible modular paving system of solar panels.
2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I quit my job two years ago to have more time to work on my side projects. The main one is an automated solar concentrator. I've just open-sourced it, it's not perfect nor finished, and I still have a lot of ideas for further development, but I'm interested in knowing what you think of it. There are many applications where concentrated solar power could be a viable environmental and economic solution, I hope this technology will one day be more widely used. Feel free to give any feedback and ask questions.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Finding funding for small commercial solar.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Apple & Microsoft's new products and Tesla solar roofs
2016 · bytes.fireside.fm · its alternatives →
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2017 · gridlesskits.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I’m Cole Ashman, founder of Pila Energy. I’ve spent my career working on home energy systems—first as an engineer on Tesla’s Powerwall, where I focused on the Backup Gateway, Solar Inverter, and metering systems. More recently, I led Product at SPAN, where we built the Smart Electrical Panel and integrated with most major home solar, EV, and battery systems. Pila (https://pila.energy/) is a home battery that plugs into a standard wall outlet, provides smart backup power, energy shifting, and grid services. It’s more than a power bank—it’s a distributed energy system…
2025 · pilaenergy.com · its alternatives →
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Sunboxlabs - Premium Solar Kits for self-install clean energy, and batteries for backup, off-grid & outdoors.
2017 · sunboxlabs.com · its alternatives →
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Solar Paper▲126Super thin solar panel to charge your gadgets (Kickstarter)
2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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A high-performance solar phone charger
2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Powerful, Beautiful and Affordable solar solution for homes
2016 · tesla.com · its alternatives →
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Goal Zero▲69Power anything anywhere with portable solar power
2014 · goalzero.com · its alternatives →
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Mosaic▲75Crowdfund solar energy projects, get a profit as an investor
2014 · solarservicingllc.com · its alternatives →
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Sustainably Power your Home or Business
2016 · tesla.com · its alternatives →
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