Panasonic Solar Roof Prius

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Panasonic solar roof prius.

According to toyota the solar roof option atop the prius prime will boost each vehicle s efficiency by as much as ten percent. Toyota also offered solar panels on the prius plug in hybrid the predecessor to the current prius prime. At panasonic we bring together complementary expertise across technologies and industries to give our partners a competitive edge and improve the way we all live and work. Solar car roofs have generally been the reserve of concepts experiments and niche carmakers.

Panasonic introduces solar roof module designed for cars starting with prius. Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels. But toyota says the prime s panasonic supplied solar roof is the first that can supply. Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels.

It s not the first time that the toyota prius has donned solar panels but now panasonic corp. Toyota was the first major automaker to offer the option on its prius hybrid plug in model in 2012 and. Plan to end their solar partnership at the electric car maker s state subsidized factory in new york. To date panasonic has not announced it would put the bent glass covered roof on the u s.

A solar roof could trickle charge the 12v starter battery and help the upholstery by keeping the interior at ambient temperature instead of hotter i just blew 800 replacing the headliner. Under a good amount of sun the roof panel is said to be able to add up to 3 7 miles to the car s daily electric range. The company is reportedly working on a solution to enable the roof to pass u s. For an ev a solar roof keeping the interior at the ambient temperature enables a smaller more efficient air conditioner.

On top of that the roof panels charge the car s battery while parked. Has developed its 180 watt hit photovoltaic module for automobile which was developed for the new prius prime or phv.