A look at interior of glass roof / cabin ceiling

[FarAway]

Yikes! It almost looks as bad as the concept truck that I viewed in person. It stood out like a sore thumb on the concept.

Some people in the room were commenting on the subpar fit and finish of the concept Cybertruck. I’ll give Tesla some slack because it was a concept vehicle.

This pretty much sums up my feeling about this.....

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[Mrd789]

Electrochromic glass is is a cool trick, but I'd prefer enough solar to offset the vampiric drain.

If SPD smart glass, suspended particle device glass by research frontiers, it blocks heat greatly. This would minimize heat build up and help range with less AC use needed.

 

[Lives2TruckAround]

I don’t know peeps…

in my model y the ceiling basically turns the car into an oven. I ended up getting a shade for the glass interior. On top of that i realized i never am able to look out of the ceiling windows so it’s kind of pointless.

I’m probably going to end up covering those ceiling windows anyways if they don’t have any special heat blocking/solar tech

 

[Crissa]

I don’t know peeps…

in my model y the ceiling basically turns the car into an oven. I ended up getting a shade for the glass interior. On top of that i realized i never am able to look out of the ceiling windows so it’s kind of pointless.

I’m probably going to end up covering those ceiling windows anyways if they don’t have any special heat blocking/solar tech

They do have special heat blocking tech. There's an IR coating on the outside which reflects up to 70% of the irradiance; the glass blocks another few percent and almost all the UV. Glass is also less conductive than metal, so heat and cold is resisted that way.

And if you have a newer model, some of the glass has extra thermal layers of a plastic that reduces thermal and acoustic transfer as well.

But you can always add higher rated reflective coatings on the outside or more opaque ones on the inside, or have actual sunshades which give even more voids to block heat transfer.

You probably still associate the light with the heat, but try sticking you hand in the direct sunlight and then under the glass. You should feel a major difference. It's not a greenhouse, and plants wouldn't appreciate it.

-Crissa

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