Solar Cells on a Prius??
Toyota may add solar cells totheir curent Prius hybrid .. truth or rumor it is an intersting idea.
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" ... solar panels on some models of its popular Prius hybrid car, according to news reports Monday. The panels, made by Kyocera, would help power the air conditioner."
"Details are sketchy. ... Nikkei financial newspaper of Japan and the Reuters international news service reported the story ... Toyota refused to confirm or deny the reports ..."
It is questionable how much power solar cells can provide for a car but there is some possibility ... " solar could still prove useful for running electric auxiliaries. ... run a small ventilation fan while the car was parked during the day. That would keep the car cabin from turning into an inferno that the air conditioner would struggle to cool once the driver returned."Via: SFGate Link
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