Add Solar Panel To Prius

Prius plug in hybrid solar equipment.

Add solar panel 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. 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. The idea to power your electric vehicle from direct sunlight is. When toyota introduced the 2010 prius years ago the automaker offered an optional solar panel on the roof of the car.

Power retractable door mirrors solar roof. 15 bi tone grey silver alloy wheels 10 spoke black upper front grille. The new prius models will have solar panels built by sharp thin films that are around 0 001 inches thick. The solar cells are just 0 03mm thick but deliver around 860.

Earlier this year panasonic the same company that manufactures tesla s latest low profile roof mounted solar panels made a pretty exciting announcement the company developed a new type of pv module specifically meant for the 2017 toyota prius prime. While parked the solar panels added about 27 miles of extra range. Toyota says the new prius solar array can add 44 5 km of battery only range per day 13 13 toyota has fitted out an experimental version of its prius with a fresh rooftop solar kit to explore. Initial tests found the system was able to add 35 additional miles to the prius range.

With solar panels that thin toyota has the flexibility to add them to not only the car s. 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.