Nissan Made A Nifty Solar Panel System For Its Sakura Ev

As we've seen pinch Toyota's Prius Prime, putting a star sheet connected a car's tile is simply a nifty thought but tin only summation you a fewer free miles a time owed to nan constricted size. With a caller prototype of its hyper-popular Sakura "kei" EV, Nissan has nan answer: a bigger star sheet tile called nan AO-Solar Extender. When afloat stretched retired connected a sunny day, it tin adhd astir 1,864 miles of driving region a twelvemonth and powerfulness aggregate accessories.

The sheet useful whether you're driving aliases parked. When extended (in "solar pompadour" mode arsenic my workfellow put it), it generates 500 watts connected sunny days. At nan aforesaid time, it helps artifact sunlight from nan windshield, "reducing compartment somesthesia and lowering nan request for aerial conditioning powerfulness consumption," Nissan noted.

When retracted successful driving mode, it still pumps retired 300 watts successful nan sun (80 watts successful nan rain), rather a spot much than nan 185 watts max generated by nan Prius Prime's star roof. And if you're worried astir aerodynamics, Nissan said nan tile is designed to minimize resistance and merge good pinch nan Sakura's design.

It's not conscionable a nosy exercise, arsenic Nissan said it's readying to motorboat nan AO-Solar Extender commercially, pinch specifications to travel astatine a later date. It could beryllium a useful accessory connected nan Sakura, which has been Japan's astir celebrated EV since 2022 acknowledgment to its "sufficient" range, tiny kei looks and freely interior. The automaker will show it disconnected astatine nan Japan Mobility Show starting connected October 30, 2025.