strombo1 said:The solar panel is supposed to charge the 12V, right - but isn't it also supposed to help cool the car in the summer when it's parked? Does it actually do anything?
Re: the bolded part, you're probably confusing the Leaf w/the available solar roof on the Prius, which can power the ventilation fan, while parked.strombo1 said:The solar panel is supposed to charge the 12V, right - but isn't it also supposed to help cool the car in the summer when it's parked?
May have been some pre-production marketing back in 2010 or 2009.strombo1 said:Thanks! Hmm. Wonder where I got that from. Couldn't be the knowledgeable dealer, could it? :mrgreen:
minispeed said:Dealer told my cousin when buying his SL that it ran all 12 v accessories while driving on a sunny day and that since the AC was 12 v it would run that too. I laughed told him it couldn't, it was too small. He insisted that you'd see extra range, ie no range hit from using AC in an SL vs an SV.
If that was possible from that tiny panel we would all have home solar already!
GetOffYourGas said:minispeed said:Dealer told my cousin when buying his SL that it ran all 12 v accessories while driving on a sunny day and that since the AC was 12 v it would run that too. I laughed told him it couldn't, it was too small. He insisted that you'd see extra range, ie no range hit from using AC in an SL vs an SV.
If that was possible from that tiny panel we would all have home solar already!
The A/C compressor runs on 12V? Is that true? I had assumed it ran on the HV battery. A 12V compressor would require an awful lot of current...
EVDRIVER said:HV not 12V
GetOffYourGas said:minispeed said:Dealer told my cousin when buying his SL that it ran all 12 v accessories while driving on a sunny day and that since the AC was 12 v it would run that too. I laughed told him it couldn't, it was too small. He insisted that you'd see extra range, ie no range hit from using AC in an SL vs an SV.
If that was possible from that tiny panel we would all have home solar already!
The A/C compressor runs on 12V? Is that true? I had assumed it ran on the HV battery. A 12V compressor would require an awful lot of current...
minispeed said:...the dealer insisted....
Nubo said:minispeed said:...the dealer insisted....
Many of life's most amusing stories begin with "The dealer said....". :lol:
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