Power Your Electric Vehicle with Stellar Solar!
Stellar Solar management and our customers are committed to walking the talk when it comes to putting solar to daily, practical use. Stellar Vice President of Sales & Marketing Michael Powers and customer Peder Norby both drive electric vehicles that are powered by Stellar Solar systems on their homes.
Michael Powers drives a new Nissan Leaf and Peder Norby a Mini E Electric Mini Cooper. The electric car is here today with Tesla,Mini E, Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf all launching EV’s in 2010. By 2012, nearly every major manufacturer will be offering some version of a plug-in Electric Vehicle or hybrid including popular models such as the Ford Fusion and Toyota Prius. Instead of filling these cars up at the gas station, you recharge them overnight in your own garage. And if your home is solar-powered, your car is also solar powered!
But what’s really surprising is the cost. As the chart below explains, a typical gas-powered car currently costs about 20¢ per mile in fuel cost. Drive an EV plugged into the power grid and your cost-per-mile is more than cut in half -- to 5.7¢. Plug that EV into your solar-powered home and your car fuel cost drops down to as little as 2¢ per mile! That’s equivalent to 39.9¢ per gallon gasoline in a gas-powered car!
Using solar energy to power your home is a great idea… using solar energy from your house to power your car, too is an even better idea! Stellar Solar is leading the way to that brighter future and can assist you in planning a system for your home and your electric car needs.
| Gasoline Car | Electric Car | Solar Electric Car | |
| Fuel Cost | $4.00/gallon | 20¢ per kWh | 7¢ per kWh |
| Car Mileage | 20 mpg | 3.5 mi per kWh | 3.5 mi per kWh |
| Cost per Mile | 20¢ per mile | 5.7¢ per mile | 2¢ per mile |
| 100 Mile Trip | |||
| Fuel Needed | 5 gallons | 28.6 kWh | 28.6 kWh |
| Trip Cost | $20.00 | $5.72 | $2.00 |
