Horse of * electric car is autonomy and ship network expansion so that there is no long journey to the capital. Companies know that this transition to electric will be easier when the user does not have roaming anxiety and are exploring ways to cover all possible kilometers.
It seems to be the Holy Grail solid state pregnancySome companies like that hyundai, toyotaHonda Samsung or nissan completes But today’s technologies, such as solar energy, can be applied. This about cars that “run” with solar energy is not new and there we have examples like the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and driving an additional 1,500 kilometers per year to the solar panel. Or failed Dutch car Lightyear 0.
And another one that is in that fight to integrate solar panels in their cars is Mercedes. Two years ago we already saw a model of an electric electric car from the German brand, the Mercedes Vision EQXXwhich integrate solar panels, now have the idea of something new; very thin and sunlight paint.
It is supposed to be something that is far away.
Turn the paint on the solar panel
Introducing photovoltaic panels into a car is not easy at all. There is nothing there and the reason seems good: change the roof and nose sheet metal for a solar panel battery hook The problem is not execution, but extra weight Adds a vehicle. Those extra kilos do not compensate for the autonomy that could be achieved in the long run, which is why not many companies have explored this route.
It is more important than the game, that is the game. Not a solar panel as such, but a “fat” one. The trick is that the paint itself is very thinly integrated into the vehicle. It has a thickness of five micrometers, which is thinner than human hair, making it very light and suitable for curved shapes.
As read in Motortrendthe company estimates that each square meter hardly adds 50 P. to the whole and they explain that the efficiency is 20%, which is not bad considering. current efficiency of the photovoltaic cell.
In figures, this means a Current midsize SUV It could generate enough energy for this solar panel to travel an additional 12,000 kilometers a year in Stuttgart, about 14,000 in Beijing or about 20,000 in Los Angeles.
These are not bad figures (in fact there are loads more), but they are something a commercial product seems to reach far. Mercedes herself told us during the EQXX test that these solar solutions (they weren’t talking about paint yet) have a long way to go. What’s more, there is no next day.
Now it is clear that they still participate in these methods in any way, not to load the car to 100%, but to serve as an interesting free energy recovery.
Images | Mercedes, Xataka
