As part of the deal, the twocompanies will establish a $65m fund to assist both Honda customers and theowners of Honda and Acura car dealerships in shouldering the upfront cost of PVsystems. 

In addition, they will“explore” opportunities to begin integrating SolarCity installations withelectric-vehicle recharging systems tailored for Honda’s Fit EV – whichsqueezes 100 miles (160km) out of 29kWh of electricity – and plug-in hybridversions of its Accura model.