The toyota prius solar panel roof feature is an impressive feature in an already class leading hybrid vehicle.
Toyota prius hybrid solar panel.
What is the solar panel roof feature.
A toyota prius prototype covered with 1 100 solar cells travels about 31 miles a day without charging.
The solar cells which are being manufactured by sharp are.
With solar panels that thin toyota has the flexibility to add them to not only the car s.
Along with its battery partners nido and sharp toyota is experimenting with a new prius prime in japan called the prius phv there equipped with 860 watts of solar panels on the roof hood and.
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.
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.
Stretching nearly the entire length of the roof the.
The new prius models will have solar panels built by sharp thin films that are around 0 001 inches thick.