Why should you use solar panels for your EV & commercial vehicle?

Whether for a concept, a production EV, a commercial vehicle, or another mobility platform, we help bring solar mobility to life. Electric vehicles are only as green as the energy they consume. Solar panels provide a passive, renewable energy source that aligns perfectly with the mission of decarbonized transport.

What is vehicle-integrated solar technology?

Vehicle-integrated solar technology opens up a new category of clean, passive energy generation that doesn't require any behavioral change from the user. Once integrated into a vehicle's surface, it silently goes to work whenever there’s sunlight.

Can photovoltaic modules help a car's propulsion?

Photovoltaic modules can contribute to the vehicle's propulsion or energize its accessories, such as ventilation, air conditioner, heated passenger seats, interior lighting. The results demonstrate feasibility of the proposed solutions for both cases with and without sun-tracking adjustments of solar panels.

Are solar panels a sustainable mobility solution?

By integrating solar panels directly into the car body, OEMs and fleet operators can extend vehicle range without adding extra batteries, reduce charging downtime, improve total cost of ownership, and offer customers a truly sustainable mobility solution. Our solar panels reflect over a decade of research, development, and testing.

How much energy does a vehicle-integrated photovoltaic panel provide?

The calculations show that the vehicle-integrated photovoltaic panels can provide energy for up to 6.32% of the range on a full charge of the battery during the sunniest summer months and up to 1.16% of the range during the least sunny winter months, for the given conditions. 1. Introduction 1.1. The essence of the problem

Can a solar car be a reality?

The design of a solar car is strictly limited by the amount of energy invested in it. Vehicles with solar panels face some significant obstacles to becoming a reality for car buyers right now. First, the amount of power that a car with solar panels can produce is likely to be insufficient to energize the entire vehicle.