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<\/a> Solar powered EVs, anyone? <\/strong>Automakers are on a quest to manufacture functional solar-powered electric vehicles, and while many firms have abandoned their projects for lack of capital to push development forward, Toyota and Hyundai may have cracked the code, Bloomberg<\/a> writes. The new Sonata<\/a> sports a roof made up of solar cells able to generate 200 watts of solar energy, enough power to add an additional 6-6.5 km of range per day depending on cloud cover, TechCrunch<\/a> writes. Toyota also has an add-on option for the hybrid versions of its Prius models which enables motorists to equip their car roofs with solar panels, adding some 1.25k km in solar-powered driving range annually, Bloomberg notes.<\/p>\n

More to come: <\/strong>Both Hyundai and Toyota plan on outfitting upcoming models with solar cells, including the Ioniq 5<\/a> EV. The automarker also plans to design its new all-electric EV the bZ4X<\/a> with a similar system. Other companies are jumping on the bandwagon, with Tesla CEO Elon Musk telling customers the new electric Cybertruck<\/a> would have an option to equip the EVs with solar cells<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Solar-powered EVs are not unheard of in MENA:<\/strong> Netherlands-based firm Lightyear \u2014 which declared bankruptcy in January this year \u2014 had showcased its solar-powered EV Lightyear 0 at the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP) back in October<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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