# Overview and Perspectives for Vehicle-Integrated Photovoltaics
## 2 Results and Discussions
### Examination and Outlook of PV Technologies for PV-Powered Vehicles
#### 2.2.2 Perspectives of the PV Technologies and Their Performance for Implementation in EVs
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**Type** & **Manufacturer** & **Model/Project** & **Stage** & **Year** & **Cell Technology** & **Cell Efficiency** & **Module Efficiency** & **P\_Surf** & **P\_Mass** & **Weight** & **Thickness kg/m\({}^{2}\) & **References** \\ \hline Curved & Panasonic & & On the market & 2017 & HIT & & & & & & [74] \\ Curved & A2 Solar & On the market & 2013 & Silicon & & & & & [77] \\ Curved & Fuyao & & On the market & & & & & & [78] \\ Curved & Sunpower & On the market & & & & & & [79] \\ Curved & CEA / IPC & & Prototype & 2020 & Silicon mono & & & & [80] \\ Curved & LG & Neon 2 cells & Prototype & 2018 & LG cell 12 BB & 23.0\% & 167 & & [81, 82] \\ Curved & LG & IBC cells (6 \%) & Prototype & 2018 & LG cell BC & 25.0\% & 193 & & [81, 82] \\ Curved & LG & IBC cells (6 \%) & Prototype & 2019 & & & & & [83] \\ Curved & Fraunhofer & & Prototype & 2019 & & & 22.9\% & 229 & 327 & 0.70 & [84] \\ Flexible & Gochermann & & On the market & 2014 & IBC mono & 22.0\% & 18.7\% & 187 & 56 & 3.36 & 3.00 & [85] \\ Flexible & SinoSola & SASF & On the market & BIC & 23.0\% & 17.7\% & 177 & 76 & 2.34 & 2.00 & [75] \\ Flexible & Sobian & Flex SP & On the market & & BIC & 23.0\% & 17.4\% & 174 & 51 & 3.45 & 3.00 & [86] \\ Flexible & Sacred Solar & & On the market & 2017 & SI mono 5 & & 17.1\% & 171 & 50 & 3.42 & 2.00 & [87] \\ Flexible & DAS Energy & Project Series & On the market & 2017 & SI mono 3 & 19.2\% & 16.5\% & 165 & 88 & 1.89 & 1.50 & [88] \\ Flexible & HighFlex & HF315 & On the market & & & & & & & [89] \\ Flexible & Armor & ASCA & On the market & Organic & & & & & [90] \\ Flexible & Reliable & HeliaStol & On the market & & Organic & & & & [91] \\ Flexible & Opvius & & On the market & & & & & & [91] \\ Flexible & Harenergy & 02 WS & On the market & 2018 & CIGS & 17.0\% & 15.1\% & 151 & 56 & 2.69 & 2.50 & [92] \\ Flexible & Support & S-FLEX & On the market & & Silicon & & & 20.1\% & 201 & 61.1 & 3.29 & 2.5 & [93] \\ Flexible & Power & On the market & 2017 & Silicon & & & & 14.3\% & 143 & 21 & 6.74 & 5.00 & [94] \\ Flexible & Smuwer & 20 series & On the market & & CIGS & 11.7\% & 11.2\% & 112 & 43 & 2.56 & 4.00 & [95] \\ Flexible & Flesion & eflex 3.1 & On the market & & CIGS & 9.4\% & 94 & 36 & 2.59 & 2.20 & [96] \\ Flexible & Coukenergy & & On the market & & Si mono & 22.4\% & 17.7\% & 177 & 70 & 2.53 & & [97] \\ Flexible & Energy & On the market & & Silicon & & & 18.3\% & 183 & 43 & 4.31 & 3.00 & [98] \\ Flexible & Go Power & Solar & On the market & & & & & & & [99] \\ Flexible & Ocean Vital & & On the market & & & & & 1.60 & 0.8-1.5 & [100] \\ Light & BestQ Solar & & On the market & & Silicon & 16.5\% & 165 & 27 & 6.00 & & [101] \\ rigid PV & Sunman & eArche & On the market & 2017 & SI mono 4 & & & 16.1\% & 161 & 42 & 3.82 & 5.60 & [76] \\ Light & Sampan & Sklange & On the market & 2022 & Silicon & 18.9\% & 189 & 34 & 5.48 & 14 & [102] \\ Light & SBM Solar & On the market & & & & & & 160 & 19 & 8.30 & & [103] \\ Light & Fujipream & Nozomi & On the market & & & & & & 6.50 & & [104] \\ Light & Tailpps Solar & & & On the market & & & & & 8.50 & & [105] \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 2: Non-comprehensive chart of light rigid and/or flexible PV technologies and their performances. rently, light rigid photovoltaic modules are mainly flat panels, whereas 3D curved ones are in development.