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SolarCity envisions California “solar corridor” for green drivers
Electric cars can be smooth, quiet and environmentally friendly. But they still need fuel.
Many have asked — and invested according to their answer — whether that fuel will come from batteries, utility grids, curb-side charging stations or some other technology.
Drivers in California have a new option, if they drive a Tesla electric vehicle. And it’s extra environmentally friendly.
SolarCity, which installs residential solar systems, is building a charging corridor between Los Angeles and San Francisco. There will be five 240-volt stations along the highly traveled Highway 101 that will juice up electric vehicles in one third the time of other charging stations. One of the chargers — in Santa Maria — is solar-powered.
