Join us Tuesday March 27, 2012 from 6:00–8:00 PM at the Stellar Solar Showroom, 4730 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard (next door to the SDG&E Energy Innovation Center).
The event will include:
• Test rides in the new BMW Active E and solar powered Nissan LEAF electric cars
• A solar/EV presentation at 6:30pm by Peder Norby, BMW Active E Owner
• Zero Electric Motorcycles on display
• Gather with other EV and Hybrid enthusiasts
• Tour the Stellar Solar Showroom
• On-site instant solar quotes
• Park under 14kW Envision Solar Solar Tree® Arrays
• Free food and drinks
Nearly every major car company is releasing an electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid in the next 12-18 months. Great news, but it gets even better when you power up that electric car using a PV solar energy system on your home.
Peder Norby's Cooper Mini-E is powered by home solar energy
Peder Norby, a San Diego County Planning Commissioner and Stellar Solar customer, has been doing exactly that for the past 18 months. He drives an electric Cooper Mini-E and recharges it by plugging it into his solar-powered house.
Not only is Peder helping to save the planet — he’s saving a huge amount on transportation costs, too.
Turns out that the cost to drive 1 mile on solar power is about 1/20th the cost of driving the same distance using gasoline!
At $3.00 per gallon, a 20 mpg gasoline car costs about 15¢ per mile to drive. But solar electricity can be generated at your home for as little as 7¢ per kilowatt-hour and will propel an electric car about 3.5 miles… a net cost of 2¢ per mile!
The last time a gasoline car cost that little to drive was in the 1970′s… when you could buy gas for 39.9¢ per gallon!
To find out more about using solar power to lower your transportation costs, visit our web page.
Join us Tuesday March 27, 2012 from 6:00–8:00 PM at the Stellar Solar Showroom, 4730 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard (next door to the SDG&E Energy Innovation Center).
Electric vehicles, Solar Projects, Uncategorized | stellar March 6, 2012 | 
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