ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,361, issued on Jan. 20.
"Electric vehicle solar power system" was invented by Jason Benson (Hollister, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric vehicle solar power system for converting solar radiation into electricity from a solar panel mounted on a hood of a vehicle including a vehicle body including a front end compartment and a hood covering the front end compartment. An electric motor is operatively coupled to the vehicle body, and a battery is electrically coupled to the electric motor. A front solar panel is attached to and faces upwardly from the hood. The front solar panel is electrically coupled to the battery and ...