Aptera, a developer of a futuristic-looking, solar-powered passenger car, has pulled the wraps off its first production vehicle, which it says will be rolling off the assembly line this year.

The original concept was revealed back in 2019. Now, just three years later, the Lightyear 0 solar car has entered production. The sleek hatchback is the world's first solar-powered vehicle and ...

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The field of solar technology is experiencing a revolution with the advent of perovskite solar cells. Innovations in this area have the potential to drastically reduce the size of solar tech for ...

San Diego–based solar electric vehicle startup Aptera is making some pretty bold claims about its current prototype: namely, that it will be the “most efficient vehicle on the planet.” But the ...

Saif, a car fanatic, attributes his love for classic muscle cars and their combustion engines to spending hours learning about engines and transmissions in his father's car workshop as a child. While ...

This solar-powered car's narrow streamlined shape and lightweight carbon fiber exterior helped it take home the top prize at the 2023 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge: Every two years, engineering ...

(Crain's) -- Northbrook-based Solar Electric Vehicle Co. is getting some more juice: A car dealership in Highland Park is now selling its line of emissions-free cars and trolleys. The four-year-old ...

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 ...

The University of Minnesota’s Solar Vehicle Project (SVP) club won second place in the cruiser car class after racing in the 2023 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (WSC) in Australia. The 23-student ...

The upcoming Aptera solar-powered electric vehicle is estimated to get between 250 and 1,000 miles of range. As consumers adapt to electric vehicles, the use of solar power for charging could help ...

We’re one step closer to Aptera’s funky, futuristic solar EV hitting the streets. The startup revealed the Gamma model of its solar EV at the Fully Charged 2022 event in San Diego. Aptera’s concept ...