B ay ; ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Sol ar City ▁completed ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁largest ▁commercial ▁solar ▁installation ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁for ▁British ▁Motor ▁Car ▁Dist rib utors , ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 , 6 0 6 ▁solar ▁phot ov olta ic ▁pan els . ▁Sol ar City ▁introduced ▁new ▁finan cing ▁options ▁for ▁business es ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁built ▁multiple ▁solar ▁projects ▁for ▁other ▁large ▁organizations ▁including ▁Wal mart , ▁Intel , ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁company ▁established ▁Give Power ▁as ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁branch ▁of ▁its ▁solar ▁business , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁an ▁independent ▁enter prise . ▁ ▁Electric ▁vehicle ▁charg ers ▁ ▁Sol ar City ▁entered ▁the ▁electric ▁car ▁charg ing ▁business ▁by ▁bu ying ▁the ▁Sol Source ▁Energy ▁business ▁of ▁C lean ▁F uel ▁Con ne ctions , ▁Inc ., ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Sol ar City ▁announced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Rab ob ank ▁to ▁make ▁electric ▁car ▁charg ing ▁available ▁for ▁free ▁to ▁own ers ▁of ▁T es la ▁Road ster ▁cars ▁travel ing ▁on ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 1 0 1 ▁in ▁California ▁between ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁T es la ▁independently ▁started ▁deploy ing ▁their ▁Super char ger ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁, ▁they ▁operate ▁ 1 6