DARWIN, Australia & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Power Integrations (POWI) is rolling out a new reference design kit tailored specifically for solar-powered race cars as 37 student teams ...

Power Integrations’ ref design kit gives eco-racers a turnkey solution for a reliable auxiliary power supply that can be used in solar-powered race cars. As 37 student teams prepared to race across ...

With a new year comes a new season of solar car racing! The official dates for the 2026 Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) and the 2026 Electrek American Solar Challenge (ASC) have been released.

The sun has set on a frantic day of scrutineering at this year’s Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP), as teams scramble to qualify for a spot on the starting line tomorrow morning. Electrek FSGP ...

Solar-powered cars aren’t new. The real challenge isn’t harnessing sunlight – well, the source is quite abundant – but doing ...

AMES, Iowa – As campus sidewalks cleared for the day, Dylan Neal settled behind a corner window and a bank of computer screens. He was devoting a recent midweek evening to a few more hours of solar ...

The Formula Sun Grand Prix is an annual solar car track event held by the American Solar Challenge and Innovators Educational Foundation. Teams undergo an approval process by engineers before a ...

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 ...

Solar power is abundant and readily available, so why don't cars use it? With electric cars becoming more popular and a shift towards renewable energy sources is taking place, an obvious question ...