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Solar powered Air conditioning??

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Barcelona Red Lass, Jul 9, 2008.

  1. Barcelona Red Lass

    Barcelona Red Lass Sips gas like fine wine!

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    Toyota may put solar panels on new Prius to power air conditioning
    A Japanese newspaper is reporting that Toyota plans to install solar panels on its next model of the popular Prius hybrid. If the company follows through, it would be the first major automaker to incorporate solar power into its vehicles. Even with the panels, though, the pimped-out Prius wouldn't actually run on solar power (it's still a gasoline-electric hybrid, yo); instead, the solar panels would reportedly power the vehicle's air conditioning.
    Sources: Reuters, BBC News

    HMMM, not sure about that one...:nod:
     
    #1 Barcelona Red Lass, Jul 9, 2008
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    It's been discussed at length in other threads. It appears to be a miss-translation of "power the ventilation fan". Nothing new there. Several European cars have been doing that for years.
     
    #2 David Beale, Jul 9, 2008
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