With a new year comes a new season of solar car racing! The official dates for the 2026 Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) and the 2026 Electrek American Solar Challenge (ASC) have been released.

While the world is experiencing a transition to electric-powered cars, the Northwestern University Solar Car Team, known as NUsolar, is making a vehicle that can gather electricity as well. The group ...

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

Student solar car teams from Canada’s Polytechnique Montréal and École de technologie supérieure made it to the podium at the Electrek American Solar Challenge 2024, a distance-based competition for ...

At CES 2025, I took a ride in an electric car that you'd almost never have to plug in. Yes, your read that correctly. The Aptera Solar EV is keen to ditch the plug entirely, and it's hardly for the ...

AIKO and the Brunel Solar team, known for its engineering expertise in solar car racing, have announced a strategic partnership for the 2024 Sasol Solar Challenge, a collaboration bringing together ...

Aptera Motors, based in San Diego, CA, has just successfully completed its first low-speed function test of its fully solar-powered electric vehicle (sEV). The PI2 doesn't need to be plugged in to ...

The University of Michigan student-run solar car team took home the gold covering 2095.5 miles (3372 km) at 37.51 mph (60.3 kmph) over 8 days in the latest Electrek American Solar Challenge 2024. The ...

The Aptera Launch Edition EV is designed to eliminate the need to plug in for most daily driving needs, offering up to 400 miles of range from a single charge in under an hour. It will also provide up ...

Nascent eVTOL “flying car” racing league Airspeeder has announced a collaboration with renowned architecture firm HOK to introduce the “SkyDeck,” described as the world’s first modular race vertiport.

Many solar systems are still sized for yesterday’s homes. Here’s why EVs, heat pumps, and modern living demand a very ...

“This solar charger has been great for keeping my car battery healthy.” For a limited time, you can get the Powoxi 12V Solar Car Battery Charger for just $36, and it’s one of the most efficient ...