Vehicle roof solar panel with a variable dimming feature

A vehicle roof panel comprising:

• a multilayer laminate having a shield layer, a plurality of solar cell laminate layers, and an electrochromic layer having a transparency that varies as a function of electrical power applied to the electrochromic layer;
• at least one electrical connection electronically connected to said plurality of solar cell laminate layers to receive electricity generated in the solar cell laminate layers, and at least one electrical connection electrically connected to said electrochromic layer to provide electrical power to said electrochromic layer;
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• wherein said plurality of solar cell laminate layers are located between said shield layer and said electrochromic layer in said multilayer laminate and said shield layer and said plurality of solar cell laminate layers have a transparency of at least 70% to visible light in the range of 450 nanometers to 650 nanometers.