Fisker Karma Solar Panel Roof

The karma revero formerly the fisker karma has a solar roof of its own so this detail isn t as surprising as it may seem at first.

Fisker karma solar panel roof.

Henrik fisker and the automotive manufacturer that bore his name was one of the first to implement solar panels across the length of a car s roof. While the fisker karma might be dead gone and. Fisker and his eponymous company fisker inc plan to. Last week we covered the reborn fisker karma now the karma revero re introduction and there was one detail in that reveal i don t think i paid enough attention to.

Between 2010 and 2012 already the team members of a2 solar had developed and produced the largest spherically most curved and back then with 120 watts the most powerful solar car roof module of its kind for the american sports car fisker karma one of the worldwide most advanced vehicles. The three windows on each side of the suv go down the rear hatch s glass drops into the body and the two panels that make up the solar roof shift to open as well. It s formed from one large curved piece of solar glass that helps recharge the batteries on sunny days. Starting at 37 500 fisker says the electric suv will get between 250 and 300 miles per charge and it will feature solar panels on the roof.

The fisker karma is a four door plug in hybrid with a solar panel roof regenerative braking a light weight body does 0 60 mph in less than 6 seconds and will have a top speed beyond 125 mph when. It also serves to improve the cabin s interior climate by absorbing and using that same sunlight rather than simply allowing it to heat the interior air. The fisker karma features the world s largest seamless solar glass roof for a production vehicle.