solar

The solar array was recently approved by the Trump administration and will offset the greenhouse gas emissions of 83,000 cars.

The Sono Sion solar electric car has more than a solar roof. Sono recently outlined some of the challenges of charging from all its body panels.

A producer is lined up for the key component on the Lightyear One electric car—its solar roof system.

The Solar Roof System in the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is a first—for the brand, and for the market. Does it really boost gas mileage?

Renewable energy will power GM's vehicle development facilities, and assembly plants, with a new commitment to public utility DTE.

A company aims to make the driveway a very productive part of your home—enough to power your whole house, potentially.

Researchers from Russia suggest a potential breakthrough in solar-cell composition—although commercial viability may be many years off.

A solar program for the Audi E-Tron sends more energy generated from sunlight to owners' houses—as well as a little money back.

Cash-strapped startup Sono Motors is hoping to produce its solar car at the former Saab plant in Sweden starting in 2021.

A former Tesla executive has joined Lightyear to help create a commercial strategy for the super-efficiency car.

The result of our recent poll suggest that many of our readers and followers do believe that putting solar cells on vehicles is a worthwhile pursuit.

Toyota is testing the potential of leading-edge solar cells from Sharp, which when placed on the rood, hood, and rear hatch of the Prius Prime might recover meaningful driving range.

A Dutch startup is making some highly optimistic claims about the range it might be able to regain from solar panels on its roof and hood.

Tesla's share of home solar has been sliding ever since its acquisition of SolarCity. Will the Solar Roof turn the trend around?

Tesla CEO Elon Musk reaches a new settlement with the SEC to avoid contempt charges. We sat down with the chief engineer of the new 2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid to learn how it reaches fuel-economy estimates similar to the compact Corolla. Some new infrastructure could help boost wind power in...

Quirky electric hatchback that started as a crowdfunding campaign is now ramping up for production.

Concept cars are relatively easy to build—particularly concepts of cars that may exist only on paper or as clay and foil design studies. That has given rise to a host of new concepts launched as online crowd-funded endeavors of various levels of seriousness and potential. One is Sono Motors...

A longtime reader and plug-in car owner lays out an effective roadmap for going solar. Tesla and Electrify America reach an agreement to install Tesla stationary battery storage at some EA DC fast-charge stations. Mercedes-Benz joins the ranks of automakers whose diesel engines are involved in a...

With the big upturn in electric-car adoption driven by the Tesla Model 3, incoming Kia and Hyundai options, and the highly competitive Chevrolet Bolt, many drivers will be moving to vehicles that will be primarily charged at home. This means that their household electric bills are likely to show a...

As solar cells get more efficient, powerful panels can fit on smaller areas. For those looking to use renewable energy for transportation, that means solar panels can now move from home rooftops used to power car chargers to cars themselves. In Korea on Wednesday, Hyundai and Kia revealed some...