Hybrid Car – Spinneyhead

Solar hybrids

This entry was posted in Hybrid Car photovoltaic transport on June 4, 2007 by Ian Pattinson

Solar Electric Vehicles make roofs for hybrid cars that charge a supplemental battery and increase the cars’ fuel efficiency by as much as 29%. Prius owners have fitted solar panels to their vehicles before, but these convex panels won’t mess with the aerodynamics as much.

Solar Electric Vehicles website

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Solar Hybrid

This entry was posted in Hybrid Car photovoltaic transport on August 24, 2005 by Ian Pattinson

I said there would be a market for hybrids that utilise solar panels to recharge their batteries, and Canadian engineer Steve Lapp has already gone ahead and stuck photovoltaics onto his Prius. The energy provided gains the car several free miles a day, upping its fuel efficiency.

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