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.
Why solar panel on top of prius.
The toyota prius prime currently has solar panels on the roof which can add a few miles of ev range a day.
With solar panels that thin toyota has the flexibility to add them to not only the car s.
The new prius models will have solar panels built by sharp thin films that are around 0 001 inches thick.
According to toyota the solar roof option atop the prius prime will boost each vehicle s efficiency by as much as ten percent.
Parked in the sun the solar roof feature powers a solar powered ventilation system that will keep the interior of your vehicle cool.
Shoichi kaneko the chief prius engineer said in the past that foreseeable solar panels.
The solar cells are just 0 03mm thick but deliver around 860.
The solar roof that toyota is offering as an option on its next generation prius hybrid sedan may be even less useful than expected according to a report in the specialty publication evworld.
Toyota prius prime will use solar panels on the roof to help charge the battery as the poster child for hybrid cars around the world the toyota prius has a mighty reputation to uphold it s a good.
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.
With the available solar roof feature equipped in your new toyota prius you can keep your car cool even on the hottest days.
On top of that the roof panels charge the car s battery while parked.