Ford and SunPower announce deal to bundle electric cars with rooftop solar power

Electric-car makers and solar manufacturers have long known they share the same potential customers — highly educated and affluent people who are fascinated by technology and care about the environment and energy independence.

SunPower (SPWRA), Silicon Valley’s largest solar manufacturer, and Ford on Wednesday announced a partnership that is a first for the auto and solar industries. Buyers of a Ford Focus Electric, which will hit the California market later this year, will be offered a deeply discounted rooftop solar system from SunPower.

By Dana Hull

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