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I’m sorry. I guess I’m just worrying about things that the manufacturer has already taken care of for us.
1) I accidentally fully charged my 2025 Prius last night without a reason to go anywhere today - I drove it around anyway today because I thought...
Wouldn’t the black be beneficial in the winter for capturing heat from the sun to heat the car via the greenhouse effect?
The old one was dark gray while the new one is black. I wish I could buy a cover that could protect my car from the solar heat. I wonder how much...
Today was my record solar charge contribution. A while back, when I first started out, I was expecting to get around 4-mile days from a single...
Very nice color! That is my wife’s favorite color. Blue is mine. (Obviously) It’s going to be hard next week when I don’t get to drive my new...
That is a very good point! I never looked at it from the financial standpoint of maximizing my charging at work to save my electrical bill. I...
So, the power from the solar panel at that time is unused?
Yes, I’d hate to see that energy going to waste. I’d like to know if anyone has access to a schematic/wiring diagram for the car. I think I’d pay...
Note: The picture I posted is before the PPF treatment.
The manual specifically says the solar roof won’t charge the traction battery while it is charging through the charge port. However, It would be...
I absolutely love how my new car in Reservoir Blue! To preserve its appearance I will be doing a full PPF followed by a full ceramic coating. It...
Yes, having two things charging the battery at the same time would probably require two completely different circuits. One is DC and the other is...
My biggest complaints about the solar roof is that the power from the solar roof if apparently not used for anything when the car is plugged in...
A little bit each day can add can add up to something appreciable.
Alas, I have no choice. At my work, there is 0% shade in our lot. I suppose I could park 1/2 mile away and walk but then I couldn’t plug in (my...
I was sold with the 2005 model. In 2012 I got their first plug-in hybrid. This year (2025) I got hit by a deer and had to get what they had (in a...
OK. I’m sorry if this is an obvious answer to others, but why would the larger wheels have a higher drag coefficient? (It’s kind of disappointing...
Why is the newer generation not as efficient? It seems strange that they would go backwards.
That is very interesting! I never thought of it from standpoint. Certainly my numbers weren’t influenced by that as I started and stopped at the...
