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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The solar-powered EV by the numbers In January of last year, Aptera revealed its launch edition featuring an ultra-light composite body with 700 watts of solar cells and a drag coefficient of just ...

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 ...