Solar Energy ArticlesSolar Panel Systems and Electric Cars - Ford Motors Ford Motors of USA is teaming up with Sun Power, a solar panel company which is based in the suburbs of San Jose. This partnership is an initiative to drive the sales of both the companies in conjunction. These companies want the customers of USA and the world to buy the solar panel products along with Ford Motors. Ford motors is gaining a reputation of being "green" in automobile sector and also getting sales because of the same. Also, Sun Power is catching up on its sales targets and it is beneficial for its business reputation to get associated with one of the industry leading automobile manufacturer. The product from Ford Motor Company is Ford Focus EV which targets to sell the solar panels along with the vehicle. This initiative that has caused both the companies to be partners has been due to their environmental drive known as "Drive Green for Life". This involves mounting of solar panels on the rooftop of the customers' home. The panels will serve the main purpose of charging the Focus itself. But it is not limited to that. They also help in offsetting the charge that is involved in charging the car itself. This is something that is followed by the electric car owners on a daily basis. The solar panel that is planned to be sold along with this vehicle is of the type 2.5 kilowatt. This is believed to offset the cost of almost 1000 miles in a month. When the federal tax credit system is applied, the then cost of vehicular sale would be no more than $10000. There may also be availability of rebates that are offered by these state and also local governmental bodies. But considering all of this, it still may be a fairly priced system to avail for the customers considering the cost of system that is offset. This makes the Ford Motor Company and Sun Power target the most suited form of demographics. The option that the solar panels are available to install along with the electric vehicle must be appealing to the people who themselves are the enthusiasts for the environment. Hence the people who want to buy an electric car will be able to do so without any guilt embedding on their consciousness about them consuming all the extra electricity for charging the vehicle. Hence, it can be said the strategy implemented by the Ford motor company is an excellent one to make it fairly suitable to the masses of USA who care for their environment. The monitoring of the performance of the solar panels that are arranged in 147 square foot rooftops (11 panels in total) can be done via an application online or via the iPhone application which shall be specifically designed for the same. There is also a warranty offered on the solar panel system, unlike any other company that does not offer warranty when it make a sale in conjunction with another product from some other company. The warranty period is 25 years. The pricing and the terms and conditions are not set by the companies. Hence we do not know the exact deals offered, whether they will be a burden on the customer's wallet or a relief. Hence there are no comments on pricing. However, the initiative taken by this company is very much appreciated on a larger scale. The car is expected to be launched with respect to selling in the city of California in USA and the financial capital New York in the year 2012 or else in the last financial quarter (Q4) in 2011. If this initiative proves to be a success, Ford is also planning to launch a series of five different electric vehicles manufactured by the company in the forthcoming years. Related articles
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