A handful of startups will soon sell technologies that can power a substantial portion of a driver’s daily mileage with nothing but abundant, free sunlight. Aptera Motors needed automotive-grade solar ...

The Squad, a new urban car from an Amsterdam-based startup, is barely bigger than a bicycle: Parked sideways, up to four of the vehicles can fit in a standard parking spot. The electric two-seater’s ...

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 ...

Ready to drive to work using energy from sunlight and sunlight alone? Toyota, one of the world’s largest automakers, last week unveiled a new solar-equipped version of its Prius plug-in hybrid that ...

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 ...

Back at the Detroit auto show, our own David Thomas was impressed by the Toyota A-Bat’s conceptual use of solar panels in the dash. The idea, as Toyota explained it, was to eventually use the solar ...

A practical solar car has been the stuff of sci-fi, mostly relegated to proofs of concept, but lately that changed as three credible makers are putting them on the market. Long-range EV buyers who ...

There's been a lot of handwringing about the future energy demands of electric vehicles and AI data centers. But if Tesla's ...

Toyota engineers will be nervously checking the weather forecast at the end of the month, as the company begins trials its latest solar-powered Prius in Japan. Solar panels have been available on ...

Driving an electric vehicle powered by solar energy combines the climate and economic benefits of clean energy and clean transportation. “Driving on sunshine” also makes it possible for you to be self ...

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 ...