Tokyo (AsiaNews / Agencies) - The Toyota , giant Japanese car industry, has installed solar panels on some models of the new Prius (See photo), the first hybrid vehicle produced by the company. The decision of Japan intends to meet the growing demand for cars, "green" and avoid the problem of ' increase in fuel prices.
According to Japanese newspaper Nikkei new models will be equipped with solar panels on the roof, which will provide from 2 to 5 kilowatts of electricity will be used to power the air conditioning circuit for versions "luxurious." Remains difficult to transform solar energy into fuel for the car, but it should be noted the symbolic meaning behind the decisine taken by designers and intends to break down all the way to the "emissions pollutants. "
This third edition of the Prius will be powered by two engines, one electric and one gasoline. The Toyota spokesman declined to quantify the expected expenditure for the installation of the panels - created by the Japanese multinational Kyocera - and the number of vehicles to be produced with this advanced solution. The Prius is still the first hybrid car produced large-scale entry into the market in the country of the Rising Sun in 1997 and 2000 in the rest of the world, now boasts one million copies sold.
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