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Discover the revolutionary first solar-powered car that never needs charging! This groundbreaking vehicle harnesses the sun's ...
Even with these radical body shapes, the contests have had to push further the bounds of aerodynamism and efficiency, utilizing fins.
Some 20 years after it was first founded, San Diego, California-based startup Aptera has taken its solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) out on a proper 300-mile (~480-km) road trip – the first time ...
The Aptera, a solar powered car, is getting closer and closer to hitting the road in California. It’s a first-of-its-kind vehicle and it already has 50,000 orders on its waitlist.July 18, 2025 ...
The Somerset Solar Jumpers are putting their engineering skills to good use. Students at Somerset High School are putting engineering skills to good use by building their own solar-powered car. The ...
Teams of racers drove thousands of miles in a three-day grand prix held this weekend at the National Corvette Museum's Motorsports Park in Bowling Green. And they did it all without a drop of gas. The ...
"Real-world validation testing" completed on inboard-motor setup Aptera switched to the layout, instead of in-wheel motors, for its future solar EV Per-mile energy consumption remains in line with ...
Local university students reach for the stars, harness the power of the sun and build lunar robots. Local universities are reaching for the stars! This month, we learn about Major Robert Henry ...
The car, designed and built by Detroit high school students, runs on solar powered batteries. On a cool and cloudy summer day, Michigan high school students drove the car they’d been engineering for ...