Every year, the Chicago Auto Show comes to McCormick Place in my home city. Just a quick jaunt down the road (in ...

Aptera, the company behind a highly efficient electric vehicle capable of charging from the sun, is about to go public, but its approach raises concerns. Is it the end of another solar car project?

The group is creating its own solar-powered race car from scratch, a task that takes three years. But they will be ready to compete soon. Three years. That is how long the Michigan State Solar Racing ...

The Formula Sun Grand Prix is an annual solar car track event held by the American Solar Challenge and Innovators Educational Foundation. Teams undergo an approval process by engineers before a ...

More than 30 college teams are showing off their innovations in solar car technology this week at a three-day race in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Thirty college teams competed in a three-day race over ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The future is bright for the Sunseeker Solar Car Project. The Western Michigan University solar racing team eclipsed a number of collegiate competitors to finish the 2025 Electrek ...

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 ...

TL;DR: A wave of innovation among US startups is pushing solar-powered driving closer to mainstream reality. Companies are developing vehicles and accessories that harness sunlight to cover a ...