Lightyear is an electric car company in The Netherlands whose mission is to develop, manufacture and sell solar-powered cars that will accelerate the electric car revolution by eliminating one of the biggest drawbacks — the lack of charging infrastructure.
You may remember a lovely “family-sized” solar-powered electric car named Stella. She raced in last year’s World Solar Challenge and won in the Michelin Cruiser Class. Reportedly, the Eindhoven crew behind the solar-powered car is looking to commercialize it within 5–10 years. Perhaps the US trip is aimed at connecting with potential … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Eindhoven University of Technology’s “Stella” — a relatively “normal-looking” solar-powered four-wheeler, normal by solar-car standards anyways — took first place in the Michelin Cruiser class at this year’s World Solar Challenge race in Australia. Billed as “the world’s first solar-powered family car,” Stella completed the … [continued]
That sound you can’t hear is not the clatter of my keyboard but rather rain coming down on Adelaide as I write this. However, despite the rain falling now, we had fine conditions and plenty of sunshine for the 2013 World Solar Challenge Parade that was held earlier today. I … [continued]
We’ve already written about Stella, the solar-powered family car created by students at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) for the World Solar Challenge (a solar car race across the Australia Outback). However, after our post, Jo shared a cool video of the car over on Gas2 that I’ve been meaning to … [continued]
We’ll keep you posted on more World Solar Challenge stories as the 2013 World Solar Challenge approaches, commences, and ends. For now, check out this awesome solar-powered family car from the Netherlands! If you’re unfamiliar with the World Solar Challenge, it’s an event where universities and research institutes create solar-powered … [continued]
