Toyota's Prius Hybrid to Get Solar Panels
I suggest all cars be equipped with solar panels for A/C, radio, etc. After all, the sun is free energy, although the solar panels probably cost a lot of money.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp plans to install solar panels on its next-generation Prius hybrid cars, becoming the first major automaker to use solar power for a vehicle, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday.
The paper said Toyota would equip solar panels on the roof of the high-end version of the Prius when it redesigns the gasoline-electric hybrid car early next year, and the power generated by the system would be used for the air conditioning.
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