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Toyota to add solar panels to next-gen Prius
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080707/bs_nm/toyota_dc_2
Seems largely symbolic and not very effective, but I'm sure Toyota will be praised by the media... |
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Re: Toyota to add solar panels to next-gen Prius
I was thinking about why manufactures didn't use solar panels to power the a/c after reading up on the Aptera. Seems like it could work well on GM's BAS system to power a/c when the car is in auto-stop.
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Re: Toyota to add solar panels to next-gen Prius
Didn't we have this first on the Provoq?
Hmm.
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Re: Toyota to add solar panels to next-gen Prius
Solar panel's my bu tt. This is really getting tacky.
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Re: Toyota to add solar panels to next-gen Prius
I have been thinking about this for a while , why dont GM design a solar panel for the Volt so lets say when you are at work and for the people that let their cars outside in the sun for 6 to 8 hours this could help recharge the batteries maybe not a 100% recharge but half would be damn good since that way save half of what you would had spended plug in the car
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Re: Toyota to add solar panels to next-gen Prius
That would slow the car down if you used it while driving. Now, if you're proposing while stopped - it would be largely ineffective, but might add a tiny bit of power.
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Re: Toyota to add solar panels to next-gen Prius
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Re: Toyota to add solar panels to next-gen Prius
I read somewhere several years ago that Buick was supposed to offer that as an option on the Park Ave. I guess it didn't happen the, did it? It was supposed to run a little fan or A/C unit to keep the cabin temps down a bit when the car was parked.
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4.4 Liter Supercharged Northstar
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Re: Toyota to add solar panels to next-gen Prius
I too remember something about that....what an elegantly simple effective solution to getting into an oven on a summer day...so of COURSE GM did not impliment it...best to leave it to a competitor to offer.
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Re: Toyota to add solar panels to next-gen Prius
They're not used as a primary source of power, just as a supplement whenever possible.
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Re: Toyota to add solar panels to next-gen Prius
wouldnt the solar panels just heat the car up even more?
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