Tesla’s solar business in trouble after fires at Walmart shops
Walmart says it has leased space at about 240 shops to Tesla’s energy unit to install and operate solar systems, and that fires have broken out at seven of them
23 August 2019 - 12:01
New York/Manhattan/San Francisco — Walmart’s lawsuit against Tesla over fires at several stores threatens to undermine the carmaker’s latest bid to reboot its struggling solar unit.
In the complaint on Tuesday, the retailer said it had leased or licensed roof space at more than 240 stores to Tesla’s energy unit, formerly known as SolarCity, to install and operate solar systems. As of November, fires had broken out atop seven of the stores, Walmart said, prompting all of the solar systems to be disconnected...
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