Electric vehicles should be easy to charge using solar power, but the truth is that carmakers haven't thought this through. Simply strapping a few solar powers to the car is not enough, as EVs lack ...

Major carmakers are striving to make future mobility safer, more comfortable, more affordable, and, more importantly, cleaner for all of us. But college students seem to be competing with the big car ...

Aptera, the company behind a highly efficient electric vehicle capable of charging from the sun, is about to go public, but its approach raises concerns. Is it the end of another solar car project?

Following three years of development, Squad Mobility has officially launched the SQUAD Solar City Car – a two-seater solar electric vehicle (SEV) that can be driven in several EU countries without a ...

Dutch company Lightyear has unveiled what it claims is the world's first production-ready solar car. The Lightyear 0 is a family sedan with 5 sq m (53.8 sq ft) of solar panels built in, capable of ...

This solar-powered car's narrow streamlined shape and lightweight carbon fiber exterior helped it take home the top prize at the 2023 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge: Every two years, engineering ...

For years, the standard 12V cigarette lighter socket has been the persistent bottleneck of mobile travel, often taking over 10 hours to charge a 1kWh battery. Traditional setups also forced a ...

Members of the University of Michigan Solar Car Team pose with the newly unveiled Aevum car on campus. (Bonnie Zhu, Solar Car Team, University of Michigan) ANN ARBOR – The University of Michigan Solar ...