Aptera Motors, a startup based in Carlsbad, is preparing to mass-produce what it calls the world’s first solar-powered ...

Solar cars exist. The best place to see them is the World Solar Challenge, a race that’s held every two years in Australia. Competitors have to drive about 1,870 miles (3,000 kilometers), from Darwin ...

The Lightyear One solar car was unveiled in production-ready form with a new name. The product of a Dutch startup will henceforth be known as the Lightyear 0. While it does have an onboard battery ...

California-based Aptera, the first mass producer of solar electric vehicles, plans to bring its three-wheeled cars to Florida ...

Sono Motors, Lightyear, Aptera. These start-ups have already booked tens of thousands of pre-orders for their so-called “solar cars”. But is the solar car for the masses really achievable? Almost ...

How would you like to drive a car that runs on sunlight? Sounds cool, right? Well, that’s what the Solar City micro EV from Squad Mobility can do for you. It’s a small, cheap, and green car that can ...

Aptera Motors set out to design the world’s most efficient form of transportation. “We found out if you add solar panels, you can get really useful daily charge range just from the nuclear generator ...

The startup is going for a traditional assembly process where the bodies go through several stations to be kitted out.

Sun-driven car prototypes have been around for more than 50 years, but at-scale production of these designs wasn’t available until recently. Now, with major improvements in lithium battery ...

Solar panels in cars can provide extra range and reduce dependence on traditional charging methods. Some cars, like the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and Toyota Prius Prime, offer solar roofs to generate ...

Students from three different California High Schools will hit the road and compete in the annual Solar Car Challenge. The race begins in Fort Worth, Texas and will conclude 1,400 miles later in the ...

Solar cars exist. The best place to see them is the World Solar Challenge, a race that’s held every two years in Australia. Competitors have to drive about 1,870 miles (3,000 kilometers), from Darwin ...