I’ve always wanted a sunroof on my car — but it’s one of those things that’s always eluded me when the final tally was revealed and the price was a bit more than I wanted to pay. Uncheck the sun roof.
However, the environmental geek inside me has reason to rejoice with the announcement that a company called Sunrise Solar is set to release a solar-powered sun roof replacement. The solar sunroof will generate electricity to recharge the vehicle’s batteries while simultaneously cooling the car when parked in a hot climate or warm the car when parked in a cooler climate.
Unfortunately, any further descriptions regarding price or the actual output of such embedded photovoltaic cells stops about there. Still, with the news that the next generation Toyota Prius will be sporting some solar up top, there’s reason to hope that Sunrise Solar’s product will not just turn out to be vaporware.
Check out the release here for more info!
via cleantechnica
