American company Aptera said its solar-powered three wheeler managed to generate 4.42 kWh of daily solar energy in real-world ...

If someone asked you to, could you build a solar-powered car completely from scratch?

Given what we know from the electric vehicle industry, we know that placing solar panels on a standard car is little more than a marketing gimmick. Traditional vehicles are simply too heavy and ...

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 ...

It’s now July, which means schools from around the world are making final preparations for the Electrek American Solar ...

Saif, a car fanatic, attributes his love for classic muscle cars and their combustion engines to spending hours learning about engines and transmissions in his father's car workshop as a child. While ...

The world's first commercial solar electric vehicles are hitting the U.S. and European markets in the next few years. German company Sono Motors, Southern California-based Aptera Motors, and Dutch ...

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 ...

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 ...

Following a successful year, the University of Minnesota’s Solar Vehicle Project (SVP) faces its newest challenge: what comes next. Most recently, the SVP team traveled to Australia in October with ...

Motoring adventurer Jeremy Hart, who was behind the wheel, said the appeal of solar motors is obvious due to rocketing fuel ...