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Old 07-08-2008, 08:10 AM   #77 (permalink)
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Re: Toyota to add solar panels to next-gen Prius

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Originally Posted by baloo View Post
It'd generate about 10 cents worth of electricity in 8 hours. Over the course of a year it would save you $30 or so. Even if the added weight of the panel didn't cause any extra energy consumption, it would still take 20-30 years to break even.
I wasn't really talking from a financial perspective I was talking more from a range extending perspective and with such a small amount of electricity produced it looks like the solar panel definitely isn't worth it.
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