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).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.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.