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On a wild journey through the desert, I'm pushing my solar-powered car to the limit. Can I make it to the sea using only the power of the sun?
A confluence of lower-power appliances and devices using low-voltage external switch-mode supplies, readily available solar panels and electronic modules, and inexpensive high-capacity batteries ...
"Being able to power a car entirely with solar is a pretty far-reaching goal ... The system costs $3,500, and it takes about a week to make one, Johanson said. Billy Bautista, a project ...
Dutch high-tech outfit Lightyear has set out to change that narrative, and with its Lightyear 0 became the first company to make a commercial go of a series production solar-powered electric car.
The Lightyear One is powered by the sun using 54 square feet of solar panels covering the roof and hood. And Lightyear's 29-year-old CEO thinks his car can change the electric car market.
The Beast features a solar panel roof and a series of batteries that will store power for ... the Stanford Solar Car Project, emphasized the amount of knowledge required to build even the most ...
The newest edition of the Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle (Sophie ... games with the materials and parts that were used to build the car. Speaking at the opening ceremony on Monday, Michelle ...
The four-year-old firm got its first big jolt this year when a new state law made it legal to drive solar-powered cars -- basically souped-up golf carts with a top speed of about 25 mph -- on city ...