BiLight Innovations introduced one of the most visually striking solar concepts at CES 2026 with its rollable perovskite ...

Hot Wheelz Racing is going solar. Shifting gears from a Formula-style racecar to building a 16-foot solar vehicle, the team is preparing for its first Sun Grand Prix, taking place this summer in ...

Sun-driven car prototypes have been around for more than 50 years, but at-scale production of these designs wasn’t available until recently. Now, with major improvements in lithium battery ...

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

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 ...

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 ...

A practical solar car has been the stuff of sci-fi, mostly relegated to proofs of concept, but lately that changed as three credible makers are putting them on the market. Long-range EV buyers who ...

Solar cars have been part of the automotive conversation for decades at this point, but consumer versions have yet to truly take off. With market entrants from Aptera and Lightyear still en route, the ...

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 ...