▁their ▁own ▁conflicts ▁of ▁interest ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁disc lose ▁' tr ou bling ▁facts ' ▁essential ▁to ▁a ▁rational ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁deal ." ▁Mus k ▁un ve iled ▁a ▁new ▁solar ▁roof ▁tile ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gain ▁invest or ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁ac quisition . ▁However , ▁the ▁tile ▁on ▁display ▁later ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁fake . ▁As ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁" the ▁company ' s ▁solar ▁roof ▁t iles ▁were ▁not ▁yet ▁functional ." ▁ ▁T es la ' s ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁goals ▁were ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁new ▁car , ▁open ▁a ▁large ▁battery ▁factory , ▁and ▁" per fect ▁autonom ous ▁driving ". ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Mus k ▁called ▁the ▁mer ger ▁a ▁" no - bra iner " ▁for ▁Sol ar City . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁accident ▁of ▁history ▁that ▁T es la ▁and ▁Sol ar City ▁were ▁two ▁separate ▁companies ▁before ▁the ▁ac quisition . ▁Ly nd on ▁R ive ▁left ▁Sol ar City ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁Peter ▁R ive ▁left ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁The ▁chief ▁policy ▁officer ▁of ▁Sol ar City , ▁John ▁Well ing hoff , ▁left ▁Sol ar City ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁G ig af actory ▁ 2 ▁( G iga ▁New ▁York ) ▁opened ▁in ▁Buff alo ▁in ▁late ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁▁