Prius Solar Roof 2017

Explaining the solar charging system that was newly developed with the all new toyota plug in hybrid system.

Prius solar roof 2017. Solar roof if you want to stay cool park in the sun. Don t get too excited just yet because toyota is only offering the solar roof to prius buyers in europe and japan as of this writing. For an ev a solar roof keeping the interior at the ambient temperature enables a smaller more efficient air conditioner. A solar roof could trickle charge the 12v starter battery and help the upholstery by keeping the interior at ambient temperature instead of hotter i just blew 800 replacing the headliner.

Parked in the sun the solar roof feature powers a solar powered ventilation system that will keep the interior of your vehicle cool. Because of the roof the car s not getting past strict american rollover crash requirements. The toyota prius solar panel roof feature is an impressive feature in an already class leading hybrid vehicle. See good deals great deals and more on a used 2017 toyota prius vs.

The company hopes to introduce the solar feature in the us soon but there is a complication. Solar panels located on the roof of your new toyota prius absorb the sun s rays and use that absorbed solar energy to power the vehicle s ventilation system. Toyota prius phv is here. The available solar roof9 is embedded with solar panels that can power a fan to circulate ambient air t.

Toyota debuted the new car at the new york auto show in march 2017. No longer limited to just the fisker karma and the token system found on the nissan leaf sl for 12v charging only the 2017 prius prime adds a full solar roof option to charge.