SOLAR + ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Drive on sunshine.
Arizona sunshine can power more than your home. Pair rooftop solar with an electric vehicle and turn locally generated energy into cleaner, more affordable miles.
A NATURAL PARTNERSHIP
You already have the fuel source. It rises every morning.
Electric vehicles and rooftop solar work especially well together. Your solar system produces electricity at home, while your EV turns that electricity into transportation.
Instead of purchasing gasoline for every mile, you can use energy generated on your own roof and reduce your exposure to changing fuel prices.
HOW IT WORKS
From your rooftop to the road.
Solar energy can support your home during the day and help provide the electricity used to charge your vehicle.
Capture Sunshine
Rooftop panels convert Arizona sunshine into electricity for your home.
Power Your Home
Solar production can offset household electricity use and support EV charging.
Drive Electric
Your EV converts that electricity into quiet, responsive and lower-cost transportation.
WHY SOLAR + EV?
More value from every ray of sunshine.
Solar and electric transportation can work together to lower operating costs, improve energy resilience and reduce local air pollution.
Lower Fuel Costs
Charging at home is generally less expensive than buying gasoline, and solar can further reduce the effective cost of the electricity used for driving.
Stable Energy
Producing electricity at home can make part of your transportation budget less dependent on changing gasoline prices and global oil markets.
Minimal Maintenance
Battery-electric vehicles have fewer moving drivetrain components, with no engine oil changes, spark plugs or traditional exhaust system.
Cleaner Air
Battery-electric vehicles produce no tailpipe emissions. Charging with solar further reduces the emissions associated with the energy used to drive.
Energy Resilience
When paired with compatible battery storage and properly configured equipment, solar can help households maintain access to stored energy during an outage.
Local Energy
Solar lets Arizona households use one of the state’s greatest natural resources to help power both their homes and their transportation.
WHICH PATH IS YOURS?
Start with the technology you already have.
You’ve got the sun. Now drive on it.
An EV can help you use more of the electricity your solar system produces, particularly when charging can be scheduled around your household’s solar production and utility rate plan.
- Use home-generated electricity for transportation
- Reduce gasoline purchases
- Schedule charging for favorable times
- Get more value from your home energy system
Build a cleaner home-energy future.
Solar can be designed around your household’s current and future electricity needs, including the additional energy required to charge an electric vehicle.
- Review your recent household energy use
- Estimate your future EV charging needs
- Compare multiple qualified solar proposals
- Consider future battery-storage compatibility
THINK BEYOND THE PUMP
Three different ways to power your daily travel.
The amount you save will depend on the vehicle, mileage, utility rate, solar system, financing and charging schedule. The overall pattern, however, is simple: electric driving usually reduces fuel costs, and home solar can make those costs even more predictable.
CHARGE SMARTER
Timing can matter as much as technology.
The best charging schedule depends on your solar production, household usage, utility plan and whether your system includes battery storage.
Review your utility’s time-of-use rates and EV charging plans.
Use scheduled charging features built into your EV or charger.
Consider daytime charging when your solar system is producing excess electricity.
Ask your installer how EV charging may affect the recommended size of your solar system.
START YOUR RESEARCH
Helpful solar and EV resources.
Compare your options, review local utility programs and speak with qualified professionals before choosing equipment or an installer.
POWER YOUR DRIVE
Ready to make every mile count?
Learn how an electric vehicle can fit your lifestyle and discover the benefits of powering more of your transportation with Arizona sunshine.