Fiat has teamed up with SolarPrint, an Irish energy technology company, in the development of solar panels that can be installed on the roof of vehicles as a way to produce alternative sources of energy by converting light to power.
This new ‘smart roof’ will utilize low-cost photo voltaic (PV) (or solar) cells and lithium batteries that will in turn be used to power on-board devices in cars. SolarPrint has started working with the Centro Richerche Fiat (CRF), which is the innovation and research arm of Fiat, as a vital part of a consortium collaborating on the €3 million project.
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