Yeah, I agree, that's a little baffling. The article is trying to make the case that with a solar panel, an EV won't leave you stranded if you run out of charge

Yeah, I agree, that's a little baffling. The article is trying to make the case that with a solar panel, an EV won't leave you stranded if you run out of charge. However, I don't think that the incident they're talking about is an example of that at all.