The Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has organized a 2,300-mile solar car race that starts at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and follows historic Route ...

A handful of startups will soon sell technologies that can power a substantial portion of a driver’s daily mileage with nothing but abundant, free sunlight. Aptera Motors needed automotive-grade solar ...

Aptera Motors, based in San Diego, CA, has just successfully completed its first low-speed function test of its fully solar-powered electric vehicle (sEV). The PI2 doesn't need to be plugged in to ...

Solar-powered cars face significant challenges due to limited space for solar panels and high energy requirements for driving. Some companies, like Lightyear, are developing solar EVs but face ...

Teams of racers drove thousands of miles in a three-day grand prix held this weekend at the National Corvette Museum's Motorsports Park in Bowling Green. And they did it all without a drop of gas. The ...

Thanks to their ever-increasing battery capacity, improvements to overall range, and the proliferation of charging infrastructure across the globe, the chances of one getting stranded in an electric ...

I recently came across a September 18 article by the “future technology” editor at The Wall Street Journal, “Solar-Powered Cars and Trucks Are Almost Here” (sorry, behind paywall, but your local ...

The countdown is on for another exciting week of solar car racing! Over 30 teams from the US, Canada, and worldwide have registered their hand-designed and built solar cars to compete in the 2025 ...

ATLANTA — Students at Georgia Tech are lighting up a new lane on campus. One hundred students designed a first-of-its-kind four-door solar car. It's turning heads and powering the future of ...

Jul. 22—It was an accomplishment that shines as bright as the sun. The Somerset High School Solar Car team, known as the Solar Jumpers, came home Friday to a hero's welcome, as they brought home the ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — 27 teams of high school students from across the United States will be in Texas this weekend for the 32nd annual Solar Car Challenge, when they will race around Texas Motor ...