%0 Journal Article
%T Topical Review for Vehicle Integrated Photovoltaics
%A Masafumi Yamaguchi
%A Taizo Masuda
%A Yasuyuki Ota
%A Kenji Araki
%A Kensuke Nishioka
%A Nobuaki Kojima
%A Yoshio Ohshita
%J Energy and Power Engineering
%P 394-406
%@ 1947-3818
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/epe.2024.1612020
%X Vehicle integrated Photovoltaic (VIPV)-powered vehicles are expected to play a critical role in a future carbon neutrality society because it has been reported that the VIPVs have a great ability to reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emission from the transport sector. Development of high-efficiency, low-cost, highly reliable solar cell modules is very important for VIPV. This paper presents a topical review for the VIPV. In this paper, impacts of high-efficiency solar cell modules on increases in electric vehicle (EV) driving distance, reducing CO<sub>2</sub> emission and charging cost saving of EV powered by VIPV are shown. The paper also overviews development of high-efficiency VIPV modules and discusses about reliability, partial shading 3-dimensional curvature and color variations of VIPV modules. Future prospects for VIPV modules are also presented in this paper.
%K Vehicle Integrated Photovoltaics
%K Solar-Powered Vehicles
%K High-Efficiency Modules
%K Driving Distance
%K CO<sub>2</sub> Emission Reduction
%K Colour Variation
%K Partial Shading
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=138307