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When mounted on your home's roof, solar power is almost cost effective. When placed on the vehicle it just doesn't make any sense at all. I was thinking about converting a small pickup to electric, and I calculated how long it would take to charge it from the sun if the pickup bed and the top of...

Sure it uses fuel. It just doesn't go in the tank. Fuel of some type has to be used to create the electricity. Comparing the MPGe of the Focus to both gas and electric vehicles seems fair. The higher MPGe of the Focus means that its more efficient than the Leaf, even though its range is shorter.