The new prius models will have solar panels built by sharp thin films that are around 0 001 inches thick.
Prius solar panel cost.
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.
The toyota prius solar panel roof feature is an impressive feature in an already class leading hybrid vehicle.
With solar panels that thin toyota has the flexibility to add them to not only the car s.
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.
Earlier this year panasonic the same company that manufactures tesla s latest low profile roof mounted solar panels made a pretty exciting announcement the company developed a new type of pv module specifically meant for the 2017 toyota prius prime.
So while your prius is parked in the sun it is actually storing energy.
The more the panels can convert to usable energy the better.