Comments on: SunPower, Ford Announce Key Partnership for Owners of New Focus EV

By: 100 MW Solar Power Plant for California Central Valley

100 MW Solar Power Plant for California Central Valley — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 20:44:56 +0000

[…] while creating jobs and economic opportunity for the local community,” said Howard Wenger, SunPower President, Regions. One source says this 100-MW solar plant will generate enough […]

By: Nissan & SunPower Team Up | CleanTechnica

Nissan & SunPower Team Up | CleanTechnica — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:11:19 +0000

[…] to the gas station and cuts his electricity bill (nice personalization there)You might recall that SunPower and Ford also teamed up back in August to promote the installation of solar panels to help charge the […]

By: Electric38

Electric38 — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:24:00 +0000

Why not install a 7.5KW system, so both the electric company and the oil company bills are eliminated or significantly reduced.
All new housing and small businesses construction should automatically include solar.
When will the other auto companies wise up to the method of manufacture of these vehicles? Using a solar assisted factory which utilizes a massive amount of robotics lowers the cost a great deal.
Why aren’t the developers of solar ink stepping in to lower the cost of these solar units even further?
The free energy of the sun will help consumers, the job market and the economy in general.
One of the concerns will be corporate price gouging on the solar, the car, and the cost of the loan.

By: tibi stibi

tibi stibi — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:42:00 +0000

you mean in the text it is a 2.5 kilo Wp rooftop system producing 3.000 kwh per year?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:35:00 +0000

It’s getting there. Damn the torpedoes!

By: Publicistas Marketeers

Publicistas Marketeers — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:13:00 +0000

Awesome to see Ford taking initiative to become more sustainable. With the way car companies are pushing to become greener, it’s great to see new ways to go about doing it. Innovations such as these will help us create a future dominated by renewable energy as opposed to natural gas.

Lookmaan Ismail

By: Constantin Ungureanu

Constantin Ungureanu — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:28:00 +0000

its a 3000 kwh system per year … look again

By: tibi stibi

tibi stibi — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:25:00 +0000

“2.5 kilowatt rooftop”
in the image its a 3000 kwh system….

“After all federal tax credits are applied, the cost of the solar system should run about $10,000. In some locations however, state and local rebates could push the cost down significantly.”

i find that quite expensive. i now systems in holland for 3000 Wp costs 6000 euro.
that is with taxis included and no rebates. and in holland we don;t have that much sun

http://www.zonnepanelen.nl/complete-systemen/zonnestroom-systeem-2960-wp.html