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Hanergy to Partner With Audi to Put Solar Cells on Car Roofs
- Cos. to deliver prototype Audi with solar roof by end-2017
- Panasonic, Nissan among push to use photovoltaics on car roofs
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Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd., the Chinese solar equipment maker whose shares were suspended more than two years ago after they lost almost half their market value in a single day, said its U.S. unit, Alta Devices Inc., will work with Audi AG to outfit the rooftops of select models from the German car maker with solar cells.
The cells will be used to harvest solar energy to power air conditioning and other electrical functions, boosting mileage in the process, Hong Kong-listed Hanergy said in a statement on Wednesday. The companies plan to present a vehicle prototype from Audi with a solar roof by the end of the year.