Prius With Solar Panel Roof

The solar cells which are being manufactured by sharp are.

Prius with solar panel roof.

With solar panels that thin toyota has the flexibility to add them to not only the car s. The solar cells being used by toyota sharp and nedo in a prototype car are only about 0 03 millimeters thick so they can be placed on curved surfaces such as the roof. Unlike the previous solar panels to adorn its plug in hybrid the new. The first method involves an available remote air conditioning system that is packaged with the solar roof feature.

The idea to power your electric vehicle from direct sunlight is understandably. Solar panels located on the roof of your new toyota prius absorb the sun s rays and use that absorbed solar energy to power the vehicle s ventilation system. On top of that the roof panels charge the car s battery while parked. There are two ways you can use the toyota prius solar roof feature.

According to toyota the solar roof option atop the prius prime will boost each vehicle s efficiency by as much as ten percent. So while your prius is parked in the sun it is actually storing energy and powering the ventilation system and fan maintaining a cooler temperature on the interior of your vehicle. Toyota has fitted out an experimental prius with a fresh rooftop solar kit to explore the limits of sun powered road travel. Older model toyota priuses.

A remote air conditioning system functions off of the same ventilation system and can be activated by using the keyless entry remote. The new prius models will have solar panels built by sharp thin films that are around 0 001 inches thick.