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Comment by Panino

> I'd love if the roof and the hood of my plugin hybrid could have solar panels built in. I drive it very rarely and short distance.

An old neighbor of mine had a Prius with a factory-installed small solar panel, definitely 50W or less, that IIRC was connected to the 12V battery. So one of the benefits would be in counteracting draw from various always-on computers in modern vehicles.

parent Panino 2 months ago

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