Nissan presents mini electric vehicle with expandable solar roof

The Japanese car maker announced it will show a prototype extendable solar PV rooftop onboard a Nissan Sakura Kei at an upcoming mobility industry event in Japan. October 27, 2025 Valerie Thompson Japan’s Nissan Motor Corporation announced it will show a prototype solar PV-equipped version of its Sakura Kei electric vehicle (EV) at the upcoming Japan Mobility Show 2025. The Sakura, which measures 3.4 m x 1.5 m with a top speed of 80 km/h, was a top-selling EV in Japan for the three consecutive...
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Shadow-aware route planning for vehicle-integrated photovoltaics

Shadow-aware route planning for vehicle-integrated photovoltaics

Japanese researchers have proposed a method for future vehicle-integrated photovoltaic route planning. It integrates environmental shading effects based on satellite and geographic information system data. October 16, 2025 Valerie Thompson A research team from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan proposed a method to estimate shadow effects on vehicles equipped with integrated solar PV-based geographic information system (GIS) models and satellite...
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