HOT NEWS 2017!!! Panasonic is building the solar roof for Japan's Prius plug in

HOT NEWS 2017!!! Panasonic is building the solar roof for Japan's Prius plug-in

Panasonic has developed a full-length solar roof available on the Japanese version of the Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid. According to Panasonic, the roof is a significant improvement over past solar automotive solar panels due to its significantly improved output.

The panel is capable of producing 180 watts of electricity, which is apparently enough to power car accessories (which weren't specified) and also charge the lithium-ion batteries. According to Toyota, this panel can add up to 3.7 miles of range a day to the car's battery while parked, and it also helps charge the battery while the car is in motion. It also fits the contours of the Prius roof and doesn't change the design.

Something that makes this rather interesting is that Panasonic has very close ties to Tesla. The companies build batteries at the Gigafactory, and they planned to work on solar cells after Tesla acquired SolarCity. That particular collaboration seemed oriented towards the home solar panel market, particularly with the presentation of Tesla's solar roof tiles. However, Elon Musk has expressed interest in automotive solar panels.

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