Toyota Motor Corp plans to install solar panels on some Prius hybrids in its next remodelling, responding to growing demand for "green" cars amid record-high oil prices, a source briefed on the matter said on Monday.
The panels, supplied by Kyocera Corp would be able to power part of the air-conditioning on high-end versions of the gasoline-electric Prius, the source said.
According to Toyota this is more a symbolic gesture than anything else because it's not easy to power anything else with solar panels in a car.
Apparently, sales of the Toyota Prius have skyrocketed with Toyota having difficulty keeping supply up to demand ever since gasoline began to soar.
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