Random news from the Archive Portable solar charging for electric vehicles from Volvo
11.08.2013
Volvo, the largest car manufacturer in Sweden, plans to launch a foldable solar charging station that can be dismantled and placed in the trunk of a car.
Called Pure-Tension Pavilion, the system was developed for the Volvo V60 diesel hybrid electric vehicle for Volvo Car Italia by Los Angeles-based Synthesis Design + Architecture, Buro Happold and Fabric Images. It is noted that the design is easy to install and fold. It will be possible to verify this in September at a trade fair in Rome.
The portable station in the form of a lightweight, futuristic-shaped tension awning is quickly deployed and installed on the ground - a Volvo V60 Hybrid Electric Diesel is connected to it. Solar photovoltaic panels are placed on a high-density polyethylene material and are surrounded by an annular carbon fiber tube, which, when unfolded, stretches the canvas with photovoltaic cells.
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