Netherlands-based tech company Lightyear has released two Lightyear Research vehicles to test a new type of solar technology for its own EV, Lightyear One, which is a beautiful blend of an electric powertrain and solar.
A team from North Carolina State University is constructing a solar powered car to participate in the Formula Sun Grand Prix and American Solar Challenge later this year. The team is striving to build a real car, one that could have marketing potential.
For the third year now, the student team from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) has taken first place in the “Cruiser Class” at the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia.
The transcontinental World Solar Challenge race in Australia kicked off on Sunday, sending 42 solar-powered cars on a 3,000 kilometer (1,864 mile) race from the north coast of Australia to the south through the outback.
The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge is nearing, but Team Sonnenwagen Aachen has achieved so much already. Before they even take their starting position to embark on a 3000-kilometer coast-to-coast race across Australia, this 40-strong team of students have a lot to be proud of.
The Dutch solar racing team Nuon has won gold once again, for the fifth time in seven tries, at the World Solar Challenge race in Australia. Nuon reached the finish line while the closest runner-up, the Japanese team Tokai, was still more than 100 kilometers (62 miles) behind. The Dutch … [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]
An engineering team from Sydney, Australia has created a solar-powered car that looks like a normal car, functions like a normal car, and certainly appears to be able to completely take the place of one, hopefully within the near-future anyway. The eVe, as the creators have named it, was created … [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]
The Stanford solar car created for this year’s World Solar Challenge, Luminos, has now been officially unveiled. For those of us who couldn’t attend the unveiling at Stanford, here’s a fun music video featuring the car: I have to say — I’m a big fan of the song and the … [continued]
