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You Can Now Run Your Electric Car On Solar Power
Ford,
the
American
carmaker
has
developed
a
new
solar
panel
that
can
be
fitted
on
top
of
cars.
This
new
innovation
can
be
used
in
electric
cars
according
to
Ford.
The
solar
panel
has
been
developed
by
Ford
with
co-operation
from
SunPower.
Carmakers are now building fully electric cars. Nissan has already launched the Leaf electric car and Mitsubishi is selling the iMiev electric car. Ford is considering to develop an electric version of its Focus small car. Ford is currently selling a plug-in hybrid version of the focus in the US that can be equipped with this solar panel that costs about $9,500
While electric cars are considered eco-friendly, environmentalists say electric cars can only be considered clean if the source of electricity used to charge these cars also clean. Ford's new solar panel for electric cars will definitely make electric cars truly eco-friendly.
There are several cars that have already used solar panels such as the Toyota Prius, Mazda 929 and the Fisker Karma. While all these models used the generated solar power to power ancillaries this is the first time solar power will be used to to move the car.