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Mercedes' Solar Paint: Thinner Than A Strand Of Human Hair Under normal circumstances, the first point of discussion when talking about solar panels is their capacity, efficiency, and cost.

Mercedes-Benz 'Solar Paint' Can Charge EVs Without Add-Ons While other automakers are looking to integrate solar panels to charge vehicles and avoid adding weight to cars, Mercedes-Benz recently ...

Mercedes-Benz revealed the new paint back in November, claiming that it could power an EV for up to 7,456 miles per year in optimal lighting conditions. Of course, what those optimal lighting ...

The solar material is topped with a nanoparticle-based paint that allows 94 percent of the sun’s energy to reach the photovoltaic coating while offering a full spectrum of color choice.

That’s not very competitive to solar cells based on silicon that have 10-15 percent efficiency rates. The solar paint’s inefficiencies could be offset by the lower costs in producing it.

In the case of the Mercedes Solar paint, the discussion first addresses the sheer thinness of the material. At just 5 micrometers, these panels make the average human hair seem like a log of wood.

The solar material is topped with a nanoparticle-based paint that allows 94 percent of the sun’s energy to reach the photovoltaic coating while offering a full spectrum of color choice. Darker colors ...