Nissan made a nifty solar panel system for its Sakura EV

Nissan made a nifty solar panel system for its Sakura EV

As we've seen with Toyota's Prius Prime, putting a solar panel on a car's roof is a nifty idea but can only gain you a few free miles a day due to the limited size. With a new prototype of its hyper-popular Sakura "kei" EV, Nissan has the answer: a bigger solar panel roof called the AO-Solar Extender. When fully stretched out on a sunny day, it can add about 1,864 miles of driving distance a year and power multiple accessories. The panel works w…

Nissan’s Sakura EV gets a solar roof that adds 1,800 miles a year

Nissan has developed a prototype solar panel system for its Sakura electric vehicle, called the AO-Solar Extender. The technology features a larger, extendable panel designed to increase driving distance and power accessories, operating whether the vehicle is parked or in motion. When fully deployed on a sunny day, the panel can add approximately 1,864 miles of driving distance annually by generating 500 watts of power. In this extended position…