Electric vehicles should be easy to charge using solar power, but the truth is that carmakers haven't thought this through. Simply strapping a few solar powers to the car is not enough, as EVs lack ...

You can harness the power of the sun's rays to charge your electric vehicle. Here's how many solar panels you'll need to do it. Driving an Electric vehicle is one way to help reduce the impact you ...

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In a sea of electric-car startups, Sono Motors has no problem standing out. The Munich-based company aims to build an unpainted plastic-paneled, solar-cell-covered urban hatchback primarily for Europe ...

In a relatively short period of time, electric vehicles have managed to become an important pillar of the auto industry. Yet, despite the clear advantages over their ICE-powered counterparts, EV ...

Once again, we see great buzz around the idea of an electric car with a solar panel on it, in this case a new Hyundai Sonata (not yet available in the USA.) Sadly, it is necessary to point out the ...

The large transparent roof on the Prius returns, and the solar panel option will now charge up the main battery as well. It seems like a complete no-brainer: Heat and light from the sun’s reliable ...

The tagline of Lightyear One's website reads "Lightyear One | The electric car that charges itself with sunlight," and while, yes, this is technically true, in practice it's really sort of bullshit.

When Toyota introduced the 2010 Prius years ago, the automaker offered an optional solar panel on the roof of the car. The idea to power your electric vehicle from direct sunlight is understandably ...