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 ...

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 ...

Solar-powered cars face significant challenges due to limited space for solar panels and high energy requirements for driving. Some companies, like Lightyear, are developing solar EVs but face ...

The Solar Car Challenge will race into San Angelo this summer. It's the top project-based STEM initiative helping spark high-school students' interest in science, engineering and alternative energy, ...

The vehicle’s carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) body at the assembly stage in Aptera’s facility. The body in carbon (BinC) structural approach uses carbon fiber sheet molding compound (CF-SMC) ...

Several solar-powered cars parked in front of the Missouri Capitol building Monday afternoon to charge before setting off for a farmer's market about 150 miles west. The American Solar Challenge is an ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A sun-powered car built entirely by college students is getting ready to hit the road for an annual cross-country race. The Western Michigan University Sunseeker Solar Car Project ...

After driving over 2,095 miles across the country, the University of Michigan Solar Car Team claimed their 10th Electrek American Solar Challenge title on July 27, winning the race despite multiple ...

More than 60 teams from 13 middle schools attended Platte River Power Authority’s sixth annual NoCo Time Trials on May 3 with more than 350 people in attendance for the solar and battery car races.

I recently came across a September 18 article by the “future technology” editor at The Wall Street Journal, “Solar-Powered Cars and Trucks Are Almost Here” (sorry, behind paywall, but your local ...