October 28, 2016, was arguably the pivotal moment in the career of Elon Musk

From D.E. Rising and The Standard Dispatch & Mail:As announced by Electrek today, Tesla has officially discontinued its Solar Roof tile program, with sources confirming that Tesla had informed its network of installers that the roof tiles “are no longer available to order, and that the company will supply only conventional solar panels moving forward.”This ends a con that Elon Musk started on October 28, 2016, when he appeared on the set of the series “Desperate Housewives” on a Universal Studios backlot in Los Angeles to announce the arrival of the Tesla solar roof tile. Musk opened the now infamous presentation by declaring that every house on the sound stage was a solar house. His “goal” was to provide a solar roof that generated electricity, looks better, lasts longer, has better insulation, and that has an “installed cost less than a normal roof plus the cost of electricity.” (A list he repeated multiple times during the show.)This new Tesla product, combined with the Tesla…