Ford focuses on PV with US panel sale

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Manufacturer teams up with SunPower to offer solar panels to US buyers of electric Focus when it goes on sale later this year

Ford looks set to sell solar panels alongside its electric Focus model when the car goes on sale in the US later this year. The photovoltaic panels will be provided by SunPower, allowing electric car...

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