In good conditions the panel will likely add about.
Prius plug in solar panel.
Toyota prius phv is here.
Toyota has fitted out an experimental prius with a fresh rooftop solar kit to explore the limits of sun powered road travel.
Explaining the solar charging system that was newly developed with the all new toyota plug in hybrid system.
So while your prius is parked in the sun it is actually storing energy.
The new prius models will have solar panels built by sharp thin films that are around 0 001 inches thick.
With solar panels that thin toyota has the flexibility to add them to not only the car s.
The toyota prius solar panel roof feature is an impressive feature in an already class leading hybrid vehicle.
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.
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.