The company sells
conversion kits that can be used with hybrid cars.
SCRIPPS HOWARD
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — The curved roof of the Toyota Prius in
front of the Solar Electrical Systems office is covered with 146 dark,
4-inch-square solar cells.
When Greg Johanson first had the idea to give the hybrid car a bit
of solar electrical energy, he didn’t know what a challenge that curved
roof would present.
Johanson’s company had to embed the solar cells into fiberglass and custom mold it.
Tapping the roof, Johanson called the Prius the “worst vehicle” for testing his concept.
“I have a habit of doing things backward,” he said. “If we could make the worst vehicle work, the easy vehicle should be easy.”…………..To read the rest
It’s always nice to see when some people are already doing things that you think about doing.
