When Volvo challenged designers to create a showcase for its new V60 hybrid, the winning entry, by the firm Synthesis Design & Architecture, was a spectacular flexible solar panel that charges the car and folds up to fit in the trunk. It’s not for sale yet, but testing is ongoing.
The 25 Best Inventions of the Year 2013
Volvo’s Solar Pavilion
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