It’s now July, which means schools from around the world are making final preparations for the Electrek American Solar Challenge 2026, and this year is going to be an especially notable one! A record ...

What started as a ridiculous challenge quickly became one of the most chaotic road trips imaginable. Driving across America is already difficult, but attempting it in one of the worst cars ever built ...

MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLNS) — If someone asked you to, could you build a solar-powered car completely from scratch? These Okemos High School students did, and soon, they’ll be taking it on a ...

It’s not easy to make a name for yourself by building a solar-powered car in a world that seems determined to advance its electric mobility goals with rechargeable batteries and motors. Yet, a company ...

A field of solar panels on a farm in Henrietta in Monroe County. Trump administration officials, including the U.S. Agriculture secretary and Environmental Protection Agency administrator, are ...

What if we've been thinking about solar panels the wrong way? Traditional solar arrays are designed to face the sun, but a new generation of vertical bifacial solar panels is challenging that ...

This July, the 2026 Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) and American Solar Challenge (ASC) head north to Minnesota. Meanwhile, I caught up with one of the teams making the trip, and they’ve been ...

Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) may drive similarly to gas-powered cars, but they do have some key mechanical differences. One of the most notable differences drivers experience behind the wheel of a ...

Cars are often susceptible to damage from heavy rain and flooding after a bad storm, such as a hurricane or tropical storm. Getting a car is an essential and one of the most expensive purchases for ...

More than 20 collegiate solar car teams will roll into Southern Illinois University Edwardsville this summer as part of the 2026 Electrek American Solar Challenge, bringing cutting-edge engineering, ...

California startup Aptera has built a driving prototype of its solar-powered EV capable of up to 1,000 miles on a single charge. Aptera created a hyper-efficient, solar-powered three-wheeled electric ...