Solar roof and mpg

I was informed from the dealer that the solar package adds an extra 400 lbs. to the car---I am sure this has to impact gas mileage, and that is one of the main reasons I am buying the car!!!

 

The only impact there is your dealer's impact to the gene pool.

 

see my response to the duplicate post you made in the othr thread

also - since he has no solar roofs to sell you he is making crap up so you will buy what he does have or can get quickly

56 lbs net

 

I was told 400 lbs. additional weight----?????

 

You were told wrong.


Try 62/64
28 kilos

 

are you even reading the responses? are you a troll?

you spread this question across three different threads last night about 6pm and had three answers (all saying its about 60 lbs, not 400, etc). I answered two myself at 7:25pm.

So in the same thread, one post after mine, you say it again, at 10:28pm?

please read the threads.

i am having a bad week so i may be overreacting, but please......

 

Does anyone know why they don't use the roof to top off the battery? This would seem like an obvious thing to do with the solar panel; especially, when not using it to fan the car??

 

I have a IV with SP. I drive varying distances all the time and almost always have the sun roof open. My mileage for the first 1400 miles onthe car is 54.8. The mileage is very bad during the first 5 minutes of driving and then picks up so the longer the drive the better the mileage. This driving is city highway and rush hour in chicago. The best trip I have had so far was 62 miles per hour in rush hour stop and go traffic.

My wife talked me into the sunroof saying I would love it. She was right.

 

the inverter signal caused issues with BT and Cellphone reception... or something along those lines

 

Has anyone tried this:
Going down a stretch of road (maybe on the way to work) hit cruise control and record your mpg for a starting and stopping point. The next day do the exact same thing with the sunroof open. What is the difference in MPG?

 

even with identical driving conditions, mileage can vary due to the SOC. a mile is not enough distance to matter. depending on the speed, having the panel open can probably affect the mileage by a few tenths of a mpg

 

I just came across this custom sunroof video on YouTue and thought it looks pretty nice.
It says 2009, but it's clearly a 2010.

 

I like the look of the factory solar roof better. Maybe because I'm getting one (thanks, Dianne!). :-D

 

I put on 1,000 miles with a package IV solar and averaged 53.9 MPG with a 35 mile commute each way.

 

Sure, me too... and because that one doesn't come with the solar ventilation. I just thought the vid was pretty cool to see.