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Here's my contribution: I see people idling their cars while napping in them at lunch in the parking lot; because if you try that with just the windows down here in Florida you'll get heatstroke.
One of the reasons I was considering a Prius before I got my Golf was the solar panel-driven cooling fan--but the $3500 premium was a bit much.
I have a solar photovoltaic briefcase that cost me $80--got it from ebay or dealextreme or something a long time ago. I just bought a crossflow fan from a surplus electronics site; 8" long and about 50CFM. As soon as I rig up something to hold it in place in a slightly open car window, I'm going to have a considerable breeze directed straight at my face. This is going to complement my small side window mesh shades covered in glued-on shiny mylar "space blanket" material well, as a method for cooling my parked car.
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