Solar power is abundant and readily available, so why don't cars use it? With electric cars becoming more popular and a shift towards renewable energy sources is taking place, an obvious question ...

It has been a long, twisting journey for Aptera’s solar-powered EV (sEV), but we can at last report that the extraordinary futuristic car has taken a huge step toward mass production. Regular readers ...

The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia tests the limits of solar power in futuristic race car designs. Competitors from around the globe build vehicles which travel nearly 2,000 miles ...

Including a small delivery vehicle and a passenger car, Bako Motors is already manufacturing their models and selling them.

Finally, a major automaker figured out how to blend solar tech into an EV without making it look like a science fair project, but it’s still very much a concept. Solar-powered cars struggle with ...

What Happened: Nissan just showed off a pretty wild new idea for its electric cars. They’re calling it the “Ao-Solar Extender,” and it’s basically a solar-powered charger that’s built right into the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The honour of leading the starting grid went to Sonnenwagen Aachen from Germany. Their car, the Covestro Aethon, began the race at ...

Aptera Motors is attempting to scale up production of its first solar-powered vehicle (SEV), the Atlas 1, at its plant in Carlsbad, Calif. Last weekend, the Atlas 1 made its first ...