Climate Changed
Panasonic Joins Push to Put Photovoltaics on More Car Roofs
- Solar panels used in Toyota’s new Prius to charge battery
- Developers expect to boost power output in the future
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Panasonic Corp. sees the future of solar on car rooftops.
The Osaka-based electronics maker has started producing a 180-watt array of solar cells that can be fixed to the roof of an automobile. In February, Panasonic announced that its photovoltaic module would be used on the roof of Toyota Motor Corp.’s latest Prius plug-in hybrid.