Toyota is trying to put solar panels on a Prius to charge battery during the day

Re:Toyota is trying to put solar panels on a Prius to charge... by moksly on Friday September 13, 2019 @03:19AM (#20959915)

We have a few electric ferrys in Denmark, so it’s certainly possible, but they obviously aren’t charged by onboard solar or wind power.

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Re:Toyota is trying to put solar panels on a Prius to charge... by billpg on Friday September 13, 2019 @07:22AM (#20961070)

Wind power ferries. I think they tried that in the days before electrical motors.

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Re:Toyota is trying to put solar panels on a Prius to charge... by alanh on Friday September 13, 2019 @03:34PM (#20965563)

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Re:Toyota is trying to put solar panels on a Prius to charge... by SloopJon on Friday September 13, 2019 @08:32AM (#20961486)

There's an article in a recent issue of IEEE Spectrum about a plug-in hybrid ferry:

It can cruise purely electric, although with just 100 kWh of battery capacity, the net result is a 30% reduction in diesel consumption.

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Re:Toyota is trying to put solar panels on a Prius to charge... by aembleton on Friday September 13, 2019 @10:16AM (#20962370)

There's a good video on a Denmark to Sweden ferry that is fully electric: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE_M1n-ClOA

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