Solar panels in cars can provide extra range and reduce dependence on traditional charging methods. Some cars, like the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and Toyota Prius Prime, offer solar roofs to generate ...

Aptera is aiming to get a little more time in the sun. The once-dead and now-resurrected startup unveiled a new ...

Sono Motors, Lightyear, Aptera. These start-ups have already booked tens of thousands of pre-orders for their so-called “solar cars”. But is the solar car for the masses really achievable? Almost ...

It is a car that runs on free energy, but it is far from free. The Lightyear 0 is an all-electric four-door equipped with an array of over 50 square feet of solar panels on its hood and roof that the ...

In the dreams of a perfect, zero emissions world, the idea of a car that uses solar energy to recharge like the Lightyear 0 made so much sense. The Zero doesn't totally rely on a plug-in source for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Brooke Mickey, president of the Illini Solar ...

Major carmakers are striving to make future mobility safer, more comfortable, more affordable, and, more importantly, cleaner for all of us. But college students seem to be competing with the big car ...

We spent $1,780 to power our house and three electric cars in 2025. We saved $6,341 in 2025 by powering our home and cars with solar energy. That’s $528 a month that we can now spend on anything other ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The nation's largest and longest-running auto show opens its doors at McCormick Place this weekend. There has always been something for everyone at the Chicago Auto Show – and this ...

London-based company, Solar Botanic Trees has already shown a solar tree prototype. The solar tree, which features complex 3D leaf-shaped photovoltaic technology, uses thin-film solar cells giving it ...

MARACAIBO, Venezuela, Sept 8 (Reuters) - In Maracaibo, the once wealthy Venezuelan oil city, two innovators are trying to push a new trend: small electric and solar-powered cars that offer an ...