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 ...

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 ...

German startup Sono Motors promised a solar EV that could get over 150 miles of free driving range from the sun every day. The upstart went bust in 2023, and its assets are now up for grabs. Several ...

Solar cars have been part of the automotive conversation for decades at this point, but consumer versions have yet to truly take off. With market entrants from Aptera and Lightyear still en route, the ...

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

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 ...

CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - With a fleet of vehicles resembling huge insects, spaceships and solar panels, motoring enthusiasts and manufacturers from around the world have gathered in northern ...

Eduardo Zepeda is a car aficionado, gasoline mechanic, and motorhome enthusiast based in central Mexico. He has lived in different parts of Mexico, the United States, and Canada, and he is constantly ...

Belgium-based AGC Automotive Europe, a unit of Japan’s chemicals, glass, and materials company AGG, announced ahead of next month's automotive trade fair IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich that its ...

Greenville High School student Sebastian Gonzalez prepares to test the maneuverability of their solar-powered vehicle during the Solar Car Challenge at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas on ...

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 ...