Toyota testing improved solar roof for EVs that can charge while driving
I live in a pretty hot city (My car's outside thermometer showed 48°C yesterday at midday).<p>The extended range is nice and all, but if somebody makes a car that can run the AC without running/draining the battery while it's parked, even if it's just a little to keep the car interior at 35°C or so, I would, without exaggeration, buy it the day it's released here. Hell, I'd consider it even if it would just keep the fans on to vent the hot air out.<p>Parking in the sun while doing errands, which often involve multiple short trips where the car's AC doesn't get enough time to cool it down, seems to be a very common cause of heat-stroke among white-collar workers here. I've had to go to the ER twice about it this summer alone.