Solar roof missing in action

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Main Forum' started by Gokhan, Feb 24, 2024.

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I’ve got the solar roof. And when I checked with my dealer back in September, they had 3 in inventory with the solar roof. (All pearl white, all premium everything, all special orders that people backed out on because interest rates went much higher from when they placed the special order, to when it arrived and then the recall was done. )
But, I am in Hawaii where gas and electric is through the roof. Electric 40c/Kw and gas like $4.10 at Costco.
And I’ll say so far the solar roof is BS and doesn’t do anything. I still plan on testing it but when shipping the vehicle inter island it sat outside for like a week and it still barely got any charge barely any. I question if it’s even working but am waiting for a clear day to do a two hour mid day KWh test. It supposedly got 185watts of panels.
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Make sure to clean the solar roof/panel. Any dirt, dust, smog, pollution build-up will diminish the effectiveness of the panel.

#41 PriusPeep, Nov 23, 2024

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