It's a reasonable amount, but I wouldn't be planning any solar-powered road trips. Unfortunately, EVs just need too much ...

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 ...

The Lightyear car company is a startup that began life as the result of an ambition. The team behind it wanted to create an electric vehicle that doesn’t need charging so often. They wanted to give ...

Here’s something that can help “reduce reliance on external charging infrastructure,” says Nissan: solar panels built into ...

Dutch company Lightyear has unveiled what it claims is the world's first production-ready solar car. The Lightyear 0 is a family sedan with 5 sq m (53.8 sq ft) of solar panels built in, capable of ...

The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation. Activity is driven by the need to reduce vehicle emissions by environment-conscious consumers and stringent government regulations, and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...