Ford Super News Ticker Report post Posted January 2, 2014 Ford Motor Company announced today the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a first-of-its-kind sun-powered vehicle with the potential to deliver the best of what a plug-in hybrid offers – without depending on the electric grid for fuel. View the full article Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybridbear Report post Posted January 2, 2014 Very cool! I wish Ford would put a small solar panel on the hybrid that you could always start your trips with a full battery charge when it's sunny. This would really help improve fuel economy! I hope this concept makes it into production! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corncobs Report post Posted January 2, 2014 Didn't we have this idea and talked about it a few month ago in this forum? Maybe Ford took the idea and turned into a concept car. Wouldn't that be kinda nice. 2 acdii and hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murphy Report post Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) I can't see it working where I live in SE PA. I have 40 solar panels on my house roof. They are rated at 10 kW. That is a DC rating and only about 80% of that is achievable in AC output. Today is a cloudy day with snow on the way. They are currently generating 523 watts with total production for today at 11:25 AM at 1.32 kWh. Edited January 2, 2014 by murphy 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
