SunPower and Ford Partner to Bring You Emission-Free Driving Fun

SunPower and Ford Partner to Bring You Emission-Free Driving Fun

The http://www.ford.com/electric/focuselectric/2012/">2012 Ford Focus Electric runs exclusively on electricity stored in powerful, state-of-the-art batteries, which means it never needs a drop of gas. Thanks to SunPower’s new partnership with Ford, you’ll soon be able to drive completely emission-free and save on electricity costs with every charge. By charging your Focus Electric with the most powerful solar panels on the planet you can maximize the miles, savings and environmental impact you get out of every charge. Zero emissions and lower monthly costs – what could be better?

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SunPower and Ford Partner To Offset Energy Used by Electric Vehicles

August 10, 2011

What do Ford Motor Company and SunPower have in common? We’re teaming up with Ford to offer Focus Electric and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid owners a solar panel system that will provide electric vehicle owners with enough renewable energy production to offset the energy used for driving. This is the first partnership of its kind that allows Ford vehicle owners to charge their Ford Focus Electric and future Ford electric vehicles using clean solar energy.

With this partnership, Ford Focus Electric owners can purchase a SunPower solar energy system for less than $10,000. Local and state incentives may be available to make this even more affordable. SunPower solar systems deliver guaranteed performance with our industry leading, http://us.sunpowercorp.com/blogs/blog/2011/05/19/solar-basics-solar-panel-performance-guarantees/">25-year performance warranty.

The SunPower solar power systems available in this offer will produce an average of 3,000 kWh of electricity per year. The system was sized to accommodate an electric vehicle owner who drives about 1,000 miles per month. Our high efficiency panels generate more power per square foot than any other solar panel – allowing homeowners greater flexibility to maximize available roof space and increase the size of their system to achieve even greater savings on their electricity bill.

The SunPower-Ford partnership was launched today, August 10, 2011 at SunPower’s Richmond, Calif. facility, which was a former Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant for Model A cars in the 1930’s.

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Ford Plans To Outbuild Chevy Volt With Electric Focus

October 22, 2010

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Precious few details are known about the electric Focus right now, though judging by Ford’s cockiness they must have an Ace up their sleeve. Word through the grapevine is the electric Focus, which should debut a few months after the all-new Focus goes on sale next spring, will have a 100 mile all-electric range and no “range-extender” gas engine. While the Volt goes on sale next month, and the Nissan Leaf early next year, the electric Focus will not be out until the end of 2011 (even though they’ve already lent out working examples to the likes of Jay Leno for his brief stint post- “Tonight Show”).

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