Solar Prius: 17 - 29 percent more fuel efficient?

Time for solar powered cars?

I've long been interested in the idea of solar powered hybrid vehicles. Yes the costs are probably too prohibitive today, but not in the long term, especially if we're talking about solar-powered plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Yet, with today's technology, I've wondered if solar panels could really help much. According to Technoride, solar panels have the potential to increase the fuel efficiency of a Toyota Prius by 17 to 29 percent.

Imagine if consumers, automakers and the government decided to attack foreign oil dependency in the same manner America attacked the moon. Not only could we achieve foreign energy independence, but we could manufacture some of the most coveted and amazing technologies the world has ever seen.

But why dream big? Oil wars are so much more fun!