Comments on: Next Generation Toyota Prius Will Have Solar Panels http://earthfirst.com/next-generation-toyota-prius-will-have-solar-panels/ A Sharp Eye -- With a Green Edge Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:33:14 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Helena http://earthfirst.com/next-generation-toyota-prius-will-have-solar-panels/comment-page-1/#comment-2442 Helena Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:47:07 +0000 http://earthfirst.com/?p=1590#comment-2442 I don't find it so interesting to put solar panels to compensate for the air conditioning, as solar panels will also increase weight which increases fuel consumption… a better option for air conditioning is not use it at all… The most interesting part I consider is the re-design to make it larger (I just don’t fit in between two children seats)! I think they should also do something about the computer control laws to (really) optimize fuel consumption! Although an improvement to normal car designs, Prius is not yet the breakthrough for (less) fuel consumption… I don’t find it so interesting to put solar panels to compensate for the air conditioning, as solar panels will also increase weight which increases fuel consumption… a better option for air conditioning is not use it at all…

The most interesting part I consider is the re-design to make it larger (I just don’t fit in between two children seats)!

I think they should also do something about the computer control laws to (really) optimize fuel consumption!

Although an improvement to normal car designs, Prius is not yet the breakthrough for (less) fuel consumption…

]]> By: Rich http://earthfirst.com/next-generation-toyota-prius-will-have-solar-panels/comment-page-1/#comment-1779 Rich Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:40:01 +0000 http://earthfirst.com/?p=1590#comment-1779 About time and wouldn't be just like Toyota to do for us. They started with this in 2000. Now again. Anyone have any Ideas what the price may be? About time and wouldn’t be just like Toyota to do for us. They started with this in 2000. Now again. Anyone have any Ideas what the price may be?

]]>