The Solar Electric Car That Looks Like An Airplane Is Almost Ready For Takeoff
This solar powered electric car from Aptera could succeed where others have failed, now that autocycles are trending again.
This solar powered electric car from Aptera could succeed where others have failed, now that autocycles are trending again.
The dream of solar-powered cars has enthralled and enticed cleantech enthusiasts for years decades. It’s a fun dream. We all love when electric vehicles can be powered by rooftop solar energy or even indirectly by solar energy on the grid, but it’s something else to imagine solar panels on a … [continued]
A combination solar powered flashlight, phone charger, and lamp with extra fold-out solar panels is handy at home and on your next EV road trip, too.
Sean Callaghan from ItsYeBoi on YouTube has demonstrated that charging a Model 3 with a solar trailer is possible.
Sono Motors, the innovative startup from Munich, is putting together a 10 nation, 42 city tour in Europe that will provide test drives to interested people. You can sign up on line to reserve yours.
We previously wrote about an interesting project called the Lightyear One, a fully solar-powered electric car. The project just recently won the prestigious Climate Change Award at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Originally published on RenewEconomy The shift from petrol cars to electric vehicles appears to be more than a consumer-driven,Tesla-inspired phenomenon. The big utilities are also getting on board. Origin Energy, one of country’s big three utilities, says Australia could a market leader in solar-powered electric vehicles, given the right incentives … [continued]
I-GO Car Sharing, a nonprofit car sharing organization in Chicago that I keep a close eye on (due to its leadership in the field), has now launched a $2.5-million electric vehicle (EV) project that will be the national leader in solar power for EVs (for now, at least). It’s adding 36 … [continued]