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 ...

A couple of weeks ago we heard about plans for a solar-assisted Toyota [NYSE:TM] Prius, and now it seems Nissan [NASDAQ:NSANY] is jumping on the solar bandwagon as well. Reports about the Prius ...

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 ...

While electricity can be cheaper than gas, it certainly isn't free, but charging a car with its own integrated solar panels ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More A Dutch company has debuted a solar electric vehicle (EV) that can travel ...

We talk a lot at SHIFT about materials innovation, especially advancements in battery ingredients, size, and range. Battery electric cars are growing mainstream with firm commitments from OEMs to ...

The purchase of an electric car that plugs into the power grid to recharge its battery often gets drivers thinking about the source of their energy. We haven't seen data from recent years looking at ...

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 ...

But few have pursued an alternative energy source that dominates elsewhere: solar power. What’s stopping EV companies from making a car wrapped in solar panels that can automatically charge itself up ...

It will be the first of three different generations of solar-roof tech for the automakers' future vehicles, electric or otherwise. Putting solar panels on the roofs of cars has long been an idea, but ...

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 ...