California-based Aptera, the first mass producer of solar electric vehicles, plans to bring its three-wheeled cars to Florida ...

It looks like a vehicle from the future, and it runs on the sun. Here’s how soon it could hit the road.

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 ...

In the dreams of a perfect, zero emissions world, the idea of a car that uses solar energy to recharge like the Lightyear 0 made so much sense. The Zero doesn't totally rely on a plug-in source for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The nation's largest and longest-running auto show opens its doors at McCormick Place this weekend. There has always been something for everyone at the Chicago Auto Show – and this ...

Kishan Patel was sweating. One of the wheels on his college team’s solar car had just exploded, causing it to break down days before a cross-country race for which they had been preparing all year.

Electric vehicles should be easy to charge using solar power, but the truth is that carmakers haven't thought this through. Simply strapping a few solar powers to the car is not enough, as EVs lack ...

“This solar charger has been great for keeping my car battery healthy.” ...

Ford has installed what it claims are the largest solar canopy carparks in Africa (Silverton Assembly Plant) and Thailand (Ford Thailand Manufacturing). Ford says it is committed to building a more ...