A passionate YouTuber, challenging conventional limitations of electric vehicles, has developed a solar-powered electric car ...

Solar-powered cars exist mainly as concept vehicles. Here's why mainstream adoption is so hard. By Chen Liu / The Conversation. Published Apr 2, 2024 8:00 AM EDT.

Solar-powered cars aren’t a new concept, and some companies, like Sono Motors, are working on something similar. Toyota is also planning on releasing an optional solar sunroof for its electric SUV.

"We are presently living in the future." Car expert shares first-hand look inside wild BMW concept car with futuristic ...

Lightyear One solar-powered car concept claims to use the sun to power itself, letting drivers go for months between actual plug-in charges.

Nearly 70 years ago, the idea of a viable solar car concept was introduced to the world in Chicago, Illinois. While these vehicles started small (literally), they have progressed alongside the ...

Why aren’t there solar-powered cars? –Emma, age 16, Springville, Utah. Solar cars exist. The best place to see them is the World Solar Challenge, a race that’s held every two years in ...

If there’s one thing CES is known for, it’s concept cars, with futuristic motors hitting the Vegas show floors like pennies in the slot machines.But this solar-powered electric vehicle might be the ...

This little car features an aluminum exo-frame, tires that stick out in front of and behind the body to reduce parking dings, swappable batteries, and enough solar power on the roof to add up to ...

Then there is Solar Team Eindhoven, which—until now—designed sun-powered cars to compete in Australia's World Solar Challenge, a 3000-kilometer (1864-mile) race. Eindhoven won its class in ...

This little car features an aluminum exo-frame, tires that stick out in front of and behind the body to reduce parking dings, swappable batteries, and enough solar power on the roof to add up to ...