If you’re looking at electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles with the environment being as big a factor in the choice as saving at the pump, then Ford’s recent announcement that the Electric Focus will come with a solar charging option will be of definite interest to you.
The home solar charging kit comes courtesy Ford’s partnership with SunPower which will supply the 2.5 kilowatt solar panel system that gets mounted on your rooftop. With weather permitting the system will generate 3,000 kWh of electricity per year which amounts to enough juice to power your Focus across 12,000 miles.
Ford is referring to the option as “Drive Green for Life” as it obviously offsets the potentially environmentally unfriendly methods of power generation that your local power plant may rely on. If your power is coming from coal, as many households in the U.S. do, then this makes you one hell of green driver.
Cost of the Focus solar power package will run you $10,000. So guilt free driving still costs a little more than many would like. Tell us what you think though, is this a viable option for electric cars of the future or an overpriced, dead-end solution?
Source: http://www.ecoautoninja.com/eco-electric-vehicles/solar-charging-option-for-ford-focus-electric-39237/
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