Musk: investors 'very negative on SolarCity' - show solar roof before vote

From:: Elon Musk
Date:: September 16, 2016
To:: Peter Rive (SolarCity co-founder and CTO)

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Latest feedback from major investors is very negative on SolarCity. We need to show them what the integrated product looks like. They just don't get it. Needs to happen before the vote, so maybe aim for October 28th for a joint solar roof and Powerwall 2 unveiling.

About this email

Two months before the shareholder vote on the SolarCity deal, Musk tells Peter Rive that major investors are very negative and that a joint solar roof and Powerwall 2 unveiling must happen before the vote.

Notes

Unsealed in the Delaware SolarCity litigation in autumn 2019. The article quotes the email continuously; it is unclear whether this is the entire message. The PlainSite docket (primary documents) could not be reached in this session.

Where it came from

Court record; attribution widely reported.

SolarCity, executive & internal. Tags: solarcity, solar-roof, powerwall, investors, merger-vote

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