Comments on: Ford to Offer SunPower Solar Arrays with Their New Focus Electric http://inhabitat.com/ford-to-offer-sunpower-solar-arrays-with-their-new-ford-focus-electric/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sun, 19 May 2013 18:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Gang green http://inhabitat.com/ford-to-offer-sunpower-solar-arrays-with-their-new-ford-focus-electric/comment-page-1/#comment-360731 Gang green Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:20:42 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=287179#comment-360731 1) If using net metering, there is no need to store the solar power produced. It contributes to your total electricity use, which includes your car. Therefore, the car does not have to be plugged in to make use of this energy source, and no batteries are needed. (Basic solar 101, here . . . Brit Ligget should know this!) 2) ANYONE can run their EV on clean electricity, even without solar panels. All you have to do is go online or call to switch your energy supplier to a greener source. Many options exist, including 100% wind (ie Community Energy), or any non-fossil source including hydroelectric, biomass, solar, and wind. Its easy and cost competetive, and your default electric company will still transmit the energy to your house - only the source changes. (And, by increasing demand, you support clean energy in the process!) 1) If using net metering, there is no need to store the solar power produced. It contributes to your total electricity use, which includes your car. Therefore, the car does not have to be plugged in to make use of this energy source, and no batteries are needed. (Basic solar 101, here . . . Brit Ligget should know this!)

2) ANYONE can run their EV on clean electricity, even without solar panels. All you have to do is go online or call to switch your energy supplier to a greener source. Many options exist, including 100% wind (ie Community Energy), or any non-fossil source including hydroelectric, biomass, solar, and wind. Its easy and cost competetive, and your default electric company will still transmit the energy to your house – only the source changes. (And, by increasing demand, you support clean energy in the process!)

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