Power your lifestyle with Aptera and free yourself from the gas and charging station for good. With a 400-mile range, up to 40 miles per day of free solar-powered driving, and a high-torque electric drivetrain, Aptera gives you the freedom to move like never before.

There are several electric cars with solar panels available today — some recharge the smaller 12-volt battery that runs your air conditioning, while others can top you up with a few miles of ...

Jan 9, 2025 · Aptera Motors has unveiled its very first production car at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), claiming that the model will be the only solar-powered vehicle on sale to the public when it launches.

Mar 3, 2025 · Aptera co-founder Steve Fambro walks you through the first glimpse at the upcoming Aptera app, which promises several cool features; plus, we get a look at some Solar EV battery packs and some ...

Mar 1, 2024 · What is a Solar Car? A solar car embodies the convergence of advanced technology and sustainable energy principles, harnessing the sun’s abundant energy to propel itself forward while significantly decreasing its dependence on fossil fuels and minimizing environmental impact.

Solar panels integrated into the car’s body supply a claimed 40 miles of driving per day and up to 11,000 miles per year with no impact on performance. There are options for various battery...

Jan 17, 2025 · LAS VEGAS — Engineers have showcased a prototype electric vehicle (EV) that can drive for up to 40 miles (64 kilometers) per day using just solar power.

Jan 21, 2025 · Solar-powered cars offer cleaner transportation and more independence than standard electric vehicles (EVs), so why aren’t they popular yet? There are a few huge hurdles preventing widespread adoption.

5 days ago · The efficiency of Aptera’s solar-powered vehicle can be attributed primarily to its aerodynamic design and lightweight construction. The streamlined shape allows it to glide through air with minimal power consumption. Tuft tests—where airflow-monitoring tufts are placed on key areas of the vehicle—validated computational predictions about ...

Mar 10, 2025 · Aptera last week announced that it had completed the first round of "real-world validation testing" of its solar-assisted three-wheeled electric vehicle—after effectively starting over on some ...

Feb 18, 2025 · It takes between 5-12 solar panels to fully power an EV, depending on how much you drive and your sun exposure. So, instead of putting panels on cars, more and more EV drivers are installing solar panels and EV charging at their homes to create their own personal solar-powered EV charging stations.

Mar 3, 2025 · Aptera’s real-world testing included a coastdown to measure the solar EV’s aerodynamic, rolling, and powertrain losses by tracking how efficiently the vehicle moves through the air along a ...

Feb 9, 2025 · Announced, delayed and back in the limelight, the Aptera solar electric tricycle was revealed for CES 2025 in Las Vegas last month, where the American start-up joined forces with Italy's...

Aug 6, 2022 · A practical solar car has been the stuff of sci-fi, mostly relegated to proofs of concept, but lately that changed as three credible makers are putting them on the market. Long-range EV buyers...

Team Scrapbook Guidelines Rule 3.9: Scrapbook - As evidence that solar cars are designed and constructed by high school students, teams must maintain a scrapbook showing students working on all phases of the solar car project, including planning, design, CAD, fundraising, building, and testing the solar car. Teams shall submit a digital copy of the scrapbook no later than June 15th.

Lightyear 0 reinvents the wheel when it comes to energy consumption, range capability and charging. It's our technological proof that ultra-efficient solar cars make sense. Designed like no other electric car, Lightyear 0 charges on-the-go and gains up to 70 kilometres of range per day from the sun alone.

The University of Kentucky Solar Car Team has been building and racing solar cars since 1999. Since then, the team has manufactured and raced six different vehicles, with our seventh currently being manufactured with its rollout date scheduled for December 2024.

The Aptera [b] is a two-seat, three-wheeled solar electric vehicle under development by the crowd-funded American car manufacturer Aptera Motors. The stated design goal of the car is to be the most energy efficient mass-produced vehicle ever.

Sep 6, 2023 · The current, wide-ranging benefits to using solar energy increase significantly when paired with an electric vehicle (EV). Harnessing the sun to power your vehicle saves you money, benefits the electric grid, and provides backup power to your home in the future.

1 day ago · Robin Berg from We Drive Solar is convinced that vehicle-to-grid can also prove its worth in stationary car sharing. He is one of the innovative minds behind a car sharing and charging project in Utrecht with 500 EVs. The goal is to provide mobility for people in Utrecht and make the electricity grid more resilient.