Toyota to use solar power generation system in Prius
2008-07-07 02:36:06 GMT 2008-07-07 10:36:06 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Toyota Motor Corp. plans to install solar panels on its next-generation Prius hybrid cars to power the vehicle's air conditioning, according to Monday's Nikkei Business Daily.
The Prius, the world's first mass-produced gasoline-electric hybrid car, first went on sale in Japan in late 1997 and in other markets in 2000, and its cumulative sales have topped 1 million units worldwide.
The paper said Toyota would equip solar panels on the roof of the high-end version of the Prius.
If it happens, Toyota would be the first major carmaker to use a solar power generation system on a mass-produced vehicle.
The solar panels are made by Kyocera Corp.
(Agencies)
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