Tuesday, October 07, 2008

 
Interesting and visually successfull application of a solar panel as a grill on the Pininfarina B0- a skeuomorph if you will.
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2 comments:

Antonis said...

Nice to look for sure, but...
Isn't it too weak? (small surface)

Thomas Parel said...

Absolutely- I have no idea how functional that grille is. It is almost like a badge of pride isnt it? Look at me- I am better than a Prius. After all the most effective surfaces would seem to be on the roof with its large surface area, and maybe the hood- if temperature permitted. It is probably used to augment some of the electronics. Although it would be nice if it was constantly topping the battery- I just left my lights on the other day at work and had to be jump-started-DOH!