Unlike the previous solar panels to adorn its plug in hybrid the new.
Prius plug in solar panel.
So while your prius is parked in the sun it is actually storing energy.
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.
Toyota has fitted out an experimental prius with a fresh rooftop solar kit to explore the limits of sun powered road travel.
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.
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.
Explaining the solar charging system that was newly developed with the all new toyota plug in hybrid system.
Koji toyoshima toyota s chief engineer for the prius plug in says that the solar panel will increase car s efficiency by up to 10 percent.
In good conditions the panel will likely add about.