- Tesla moved into the solar business in 2016 with its $2.6 billion purchase of California-based SolarCity
- Last year, Tesla, which is making electric vehicles in Shanghai, put out job ads for solar and energy storage project managers in China
As per a report by Reuters, Tesla said that it has opened its first charging station in China with its own solar and energy storage facilities. It added that the charging station in Lhasa city will generate power from sunlight and store it in the energy storage facilities for electric vehicles to charge, the company said in a Weibo post.
$2.6 billion purchase of California-based SolarCity
Tesla moved into the solar business in 2016 with its $2.6 billion purchase of California-based SolarCity. Its solar services include Solar Roof, a power generating system meant to look like normal roof tiles, and Powerwall, which can store power generated by solar panels
Last year, Tesla, which is making electric vehicles in Shanghai, put out job ads for solar and energy storage project managers in China, added the report
