DEARBORN, Mich., March 12 (UPI) -- U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co. said it would team up with DTE Energy to install solar panels at a factory in Wayne, Mich.
The Michigan Assembly Plant, where the Ford Focus is made, will have the capacity to generate 500 kilowatts of power with its solar panels, The Detroit News reported Saturday.
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The plant is expected to produce greener vehicles on the assembly line, as well. The Focus Electric, Ford C-Max Hybrid and C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid are all slated for production at the plant.
Ford said it considers the project a pilot program and could later outfit other facilities with renewable power panels, the newspaper said.
