Partial solar roofs there are quite a few cars that have solar cells mounted in a small portion of the roof or rear spoiler.
Nissan leaf roof spoiler solar cells.
However the solar panels as delivered only recharge the 12 volt lead acid accessory battery.
Nissan offered a small solar panel on the previous generation nissan leaf s roof spoiler which is fitted behind the roof and over the back window.
He then spent another 2 400 on solar panels batteries a charge controller.
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The solar panel spoiler serves a very important purpose.
If it powered a small fan to keep the interior of the car from getting too hot while parked in the sun like the solar panel on the prius then that would be a very useful and practical feature.
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Hey look i ve got a solar panel on my car.
This option was available on several cars including some toyota prius models and the nissan leaf.
My husband and i just bought a used 2018 leaf sl.
Too bad your car doesn t lol.
I didn t hear it beep twice the light on my dash wasn t blinking and the three lights on the front were blinking in a 1 2 3 fashion which i cannot.
As it was only a 300 option when new you ll find that many used cars are fitted with it.
The solar roof is capable of generating a half kilowatt hour a day and was estimated to provide up to 4 to 5 miles 6 4 8 0 km of additional range a week assuming continuously sunny days.
But today i had a hard time at a charge point location.
He bought a 3 000 2011 nissan leaf and as you d expect for that price the battery was already heavily degraded.