Audi and Hanergy jointly develop solar charging technology, new energy endurance will have a major breakthrough

With the government's subsidies, new energy vehicles have achieved rapid development, especially domestic brands, which have made rapid progress on the road of new energy vehicle development and have a tendency to overtake others. However, in the eyes of consumers, the range and charging time have always been a problem, but this problem may be solved in the near future.

According to foreign media reports, Audi announced that it will cooperate with Alta, a subsidiary of China's Hanergy Group, on a solar roof technology project. This technology will convert solar energy into electricity by installing a solar charging panel in the design of the car's panoramic sunroof to power seat heating, air conditioning, and battery management systems. The prototype of this technology will be available to people around the world by the end of this year.

In this project, thin-film flexible solar cells, which are thin and easy to use, have a conversion efficiency of more than 25%, and perform very well even under low light and high temperature conditions. Audi said that it hopes that solar cells can directly provide electricity for new energy vehicles in the future to increase the vehicle's range. If this technology is realized, it will be a milestone for the new energy industry. Alta also said that by combining its own solar cell technology with Audi's advantages in the automotive field, it hopes to create a real solar car in the future.

In 91che's opinion, if solar charging technology can be widely used in new energy vehicles, it will greatly increase consumers' acceptance of new energy vehicles in terms of range. Although the current fast charging technology takes at least 30 minutes, with the help of solar energy, the charging time will be shortened. If it is during a day with sufficient sunlight, it may not consume much electricity in a day. However, we don't know the cost of this technology yet, but it will definitely be passed on to consumers. By then, when the national subsidies are cancelled, if the cost is high, will consumers still pay for it?

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