Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:50:28 +0000
Even here at CleanTechnica, there’s a lot of skepticism about solar-powered cars. The obvious problem, of course, is that solar power just doesn’t generate enough power per square foot of surface area to get a lot of power out of the top of a car. As one well-known automotive engineer on YouTube explains, there’s a […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 21:50:23 +0000
Earlier this month, we missed an interesting announcement by Lightyear, a company building solar cars. But luckily, we can still find footage of the announcement on YouTube, so anybody who missed it can still see the event. Plus, there’s now a video out with a test drive of the vehicle, so we can all get […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:05:18 +0000
If you’ve ever read about or followed solar car racing, you figure out pretty quick that it’s not like other races. The cars generally don’t go very fast, sometimes averaging only 15 MPH. The challenge is how fast the vehicles can go powered only by the sun on their backs, and with today’s solar technology, […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 16:05:46 +0000
Unlike many press releases we see about solar car races, a recent one from Arizona State University gives us a lot more detail on the effort that goes into making a solar racecar. Before we dive into the process, let’s look at why this matters and what we usually get from university PR. Why These […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 19:45:45 +0000
Michigan State University is very proud of its Solar Racing Team, and they want everyone to know about the team’s accomplishments this year. In a time when automakers are all going electric, college racing teams are still trying to push the limits of technology (which may end up in future cars) and gain valuable experience […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:14:40 +0000
A recent video at YouTube not only explains the math behind solar-powered EVs, but also gave plenty of nuance on the subject. More importantly, it’s made to be accessible for people who don’t follow EVs the way that many of our readers do. For those of you who don’t watch videos, or who are at […]