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Hyundai and Kia solar roof
« on: November 01, 2018, 01:08:37 AM »
Interesting stuff wonder how fast it will charge in the daytime. 

https://electrek.co/2018/10/31/hyundai-kia-solar-roof-electric-vehicles/
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Re: Hyundai and Kia solar roof
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2018, 05:54:29 AM »
Well, it will charge the headlight and cabin lights pretty well. Oh, and the USB sockets, too.
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Re: Hyundai and Kia solar roof
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2018, 06:43:04 PM »
The solar roof is really just a gimmick when it comes to charging the traction batteries.  The best use I ever saw for a solar roof was on an older Prius that I owned.  The roof was used to power the HVAC blower motor when the car was parked.  Therefore on a hot sunny day, the cabin was cooled to a reasonable temperature when you returned to the car.  Beyond that, the stupidest panel I ever saw was on the back spoiler of the Nissan LEAF.  It wasn't large enough to do anything at all.  And, although it isn't a solar roof, VW used to ship their new vehicles with a solar panel attached to the inside of the windshield to keep the battery charged until the car could be delivered.  Tesla could sure use a solar roof to help with all the "vampire" drains they get when parked.  That assumes you actually park your Tesla in the outdoors and not in the climate controlled garage  :)
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