High school students from across the country are putting solar power to the test this week, racing student-built cars more ...

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 ...

Innoptus Solar Team, a bunch of students from Belgium, came up victorious in the world championship for solar cars after driving a little over 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) through the challenging ...

24 teams of high schoolers, including 10 from Texas, are building cars to compete in the Solar Car Challenge, an ...

Sami Medudula wasn't old enough to drive when he first got hooked on solar cars. He saw a solar-powered car at a science fair when he was in middle school and was immediately excited. "I was like, ...

Aptera Motors has just successfully completed its first low-speed function test of its fully solar-powered electric vehicle. The PI2 doesn't have to be plugged in to recharge and instead gets its ...

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Solar Car Challenge for high school students, introducing an exciting new cruiser division to the competition.

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 ...

Metal trees with a seven-meter canopy of solar panels that generate electricity may soon be coming to car parks and shopping malls in the UK. The structures, which will capture the sun’s energy ...

In a relatively short period of time, electric vehicles have managed to become an important pillar of the auto industry. Yet, despite the clear advantages over their ICE-powered counterparts, EV ...

In addition to checking up on our current list, we’ve added two newly reviewed solar generators, the rugged Jackery 1500 ...