Adding Solar Panels To Prius

Toyota will start testing a new solar roof for the prius that it says can add as much as 44 5 km of range to the plug in hybrid a day.

Adding solar panels to prius.

Koji toyoshima toyota s chief engineer for the prius plug in says that the solar panel will increase car s efficiency by up to 10 percent. On top of that the roof panels charge the car s battery while parked. In good conditions the panel will likely add about 2 2. 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.

Toyota to add solar panels to prius hybrid. The new prius models will have solar panels built by sharp thin films that are around 0 001 inches thick. The toyota prius solar panel roof feature is an impressive feature in an already class leading hybrid vehicle. With solar panels that thin toyota has the flexibility to add them to not only the car s.

The solar cells which are being manufactured by sharp are. With the solar panel roof feature you. Our previous house had only 100 amp service so we would have needed a panel upgrade to add solar which our installer said would be an additional cost of 2 000 to 4 000. Nikkei 2 min read a prius with the new hybrid engine is seen at the fair stand of japanese car manufacturer toyota at the international car show iaa in.

According to toyota the solar roof option atop the prius prime will boost each vehicle s efficiency by as much as ten percent.