Toyota to equip Prius with solar panels: report
By V. Phani Kumar, MarketWatch
Last update: 9:44 p.m. EDT July 6, 2008
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Toyota Motor Corp. plans to install a solar power
generation system on its Prius hybrid car, when the vehicle goes through a
complete makeover as early as next spring, according to a media report Monday.
The move will make Toyota the first major automaker to install a popular model
with solar panels. The redesigned Prius will have solar panels on the roof,
which will supply part of the two to five kilowatts needed to power the
air-conditioning unit, the Nikkei business daily reported.
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The Japanese auto giant intends to produce 450,000 units of the Prius in Japan
next year, about 60% higher than the vehicle's output in 2007. It also aims to
reduce the Prius' weight to improve the gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle's fuel
efficiency, the report added.
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