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Five years free solar energy charge for Swedish Uniti EV buyers

E.on clients in Sweden who purchase a Uniti electric car (EC) will be provided with five years’ worth of charging through solar cells at home, as part of a new partnership between the two companies that aims to create a sustainable source of energy for charging. The ECs are expected for delivery in 2019. Uniti will launch the new product line at its production facility on the 7 December which is expected to host two thousand guests as well as exhibitions from partner companies. Tobias Ekman, Innovation
December 5, 2017 Read time: 1 min

E.on clients in Sweden who purchase a Uniti electric car (EC) will be provided with five years’ worth of charging through solar cells at home, as part of a new partnership between the two companies that aims to create a sustainable source of energy for charging. The ECs are expected for delivery in 2019.

Uniti will launch the new product line at its production facility on the 7 December which is expected to host two thousand guests as well as exhibitions from partner companies. 

Tobias Ekman, Innovation Manager at Uniti, said: "Today, there are many new possibilities. The car and the driving experience has been digitalized in order to increase safety, comfort and driving pleasure while minimizing environmental impact.”

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