VEHICLE MOUNTED OR MOUNTABLE SOLAR PANEL ASSEMBLY AND SOLAR PANEL ASSEMBLY WITH A SEALED ELECTRICAL JUNCTION FOR A SOLAR PANEL

A solar panel assembly includes a flexible solar panel having a front side and a rear side, with electrical leads protruding from the rear side; a mounting stud that extends from the flexible solar panel such that a portion of the mounting stud projects beyond the rear side of the flexible solar panel; a housing having a first side adjacent the rear side of the flexible solar panel, an opening at the first side through which the portion of the mounting stud projects so as to be positioned within an interior of the housing, a tab within the interior the housing, the tab receiving the portion of the mounting stud so as to form a mating connection with the portion of the mounting stud, the housing positioned such that the electrical leads protruding from the rear side of the flexible solar panel are positioned within the interior of the housing.