All all hybrid car use same battery voltage? What is the battery voltage in general? Why the manufacture don't install solar panel on the top of the car to charge up the battery even the car is parking. The solar panel can be a thin and less wind resistance as possible or even stick at the top of the car, so no wind resistance. A solar panel, in general of that size, just cost around 300 to 400, compare to a 20k hybrid car, it is just a small cost.. But in long term, it generate lot of energy to charge up the car.
2007-01-10 05:31:40 · 3 answers · asked by HaveANiceDay 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
1. Different makes and models of cars use different voltages.
2. At current solar efficiencies in full sun it would take several days to accumulate enough charge to go anywhere with a traditional car. In short, cars ar very heavy and require a large ammount of energy to accelerate which cannot be provided by current solar cells.
3. The cost of a hybrid is in the electric engine/gas engine combination, not just the battery so attatching a solar panel would do very little to actually change the economics of the vehicle.
4. What do you do on a cloudy day?
2007-01-10 06:28:42 · answer #1 · answered by aquachimera 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1
2017-01-31 19:27:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was the size of a 18 wheeler u would not get enough to matter. To drive a vehicle u would need over 1,000 watts.
2007-01-10 07:51:50 · answer #3 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋