{"id":101083,"date":"2025-10-24T07:01:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T07:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/24\/nissan-made-a-nifty-solar-panel-system-for-its-sakura-ev\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T07:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T07:01:59","slug":"nissan-made-a-nifty-solar-panel-system-for-its-sakura-ev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/24\/nissan-made-a-nifty-solar-panel-system-for-its-sakura-ev\/","title":{"rendered":"Nissan made a nifty solar panel system for its Sakura EV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">As we&#8217;ve seen with <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/toyota-2023-prius-prime-plug-in-hybrid-162057073.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Toyota's Prius Prime;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Toyota&#8217;s Prius Prime<\/a>, putting a solar panel on a car&#8217;s roof is a nifty idea but can only gain you a few free miles a day due to the limited size. With a new prototype of its hyper-popular Sakura &#8220;kei&#8221; EV, Nissan has the answer: a bigger solar panel roof called the <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/global.nissannews.com\/en\/releases\/release-4490cf5fc2161a51d431ba720301391e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:AO-Solar Extender;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">AO-Solar Extender<\/a>. When fully stretched out on a sunny day, it can add about 1,864 miles of driving distance a year and power multiple accessories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The panel works whether you&#8217;re driving or parked. When extended (in &#8220;solar pompadour&#8221; mode as my colleague put it), it generates 500 watts on sunny days. At the same time, it helps block sunlight from the windshield, &#8220;reducing cabin temperature and lowering the need for air conditioning power consumption,&#8221; Nissan noted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Nissan made a nifty solar panel system for its Sakura EV\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"539\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"fig-image-round\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/yiwon.NW93LSs.W_yPedYA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzOQ--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2025-10\/be4c0a10-b097-11f0-bfd6-66ab36382b98\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 mt-2.5 md:mt-2 pr-2.5\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">When retracted in driving mode, it still pumps out 300 watts in the sun (80 watts in the rain), quite a bit more than the 185 watts max generated by the Prius Prime&#8217;s solar roof. And if you&#8217;re worried about aerodynamics, Nissan said the roof is designed to minimize drag and integrate well with the Sakura&#8217;s design.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">It&#8217;s not just a fun exercise, as Nissan said it&#8217;s planning to launch the AO-Solar Extender commercially, with details to follow at a later date. It could be a useful accessory on the Sakura, which has been Japan&#8217;s most popular EV since 2022 thanks to its &#8220;sufficient&#8221; range, cute kei looks and spacious interior. The automaker will show it off at the <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.japan-mobility-show.com\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Japan Mobility Show;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Japan Mobility Show<\/a> starting on October 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/transportation\/evs\/nissan-made-a-nifty-solar-panel-system-for-its-sakura-ev-061235566.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we&#8217;ve seen with Toyota&#8217;s Prius Prime, putting a solar panel on a car&#8217;s roof is a nifty idea but can only gain you a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":101084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[157],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gadget"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}