According to toyota the solar roof option atop the prius prime will boost each vehicle s efficiency by as much as ten percent.
How to activate solar roof panel prius.
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.
There are two primary ways to activate the solar panel roof feature and keep your prius cool in the dog days of summer.
Solar roof if you want to stay cool park in the sun.
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On top of that the roof panels charge the car s battery while parked.
From the ultra fuel efficient hybrid synergy drive system to regenerative braking and fuel consumption monitoring the toyota prius is loaded with new technologies that are focused on delivering class.
Under a good amount of sun the roof panel is said to be able to add up to 3 7 miles to the car s daily electric range.
First you can enable the solar powered ventilation system before exiting your vehicle with a button located on the interior dashboard of the 2015 toyota prius.
Explaining the solar charging system that was newly developed with the all new toyota plug in hybrid system.
The solar cells are just 0 03mm thick but deliver around 860.
The sharp solar panels also have a far more efficient conversion rate of 34 compared with 22 5 in toyota s current production system.
I researched a bit and found out that they power a cooling feauture that keeps the car cool while.
How does the toyota prius solar roof feature work.
We recently bought a 2010 toyota prius to flip and were curious about what the solar panels did.
The deeper you delve into the 2015 toyota prius design the more eco friendly you realize this finely tuned hybrid toyota model truly is.