I never knew it could be this good! Charging EVs with solar is ridiculously cheap
It costs me just $2.40 to travel the 400 kms from Melbourne to Apollo Bay return in our EV, a Kia EV9 - that's less than half the price of a coffee.
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EV Explainer: Charging your electric vehicle with excess solar power
The cleanest, cheapest and most convenient way to charge your EV is with your own rooftop solar. Here are some tips.
1,000kms on single charge: Could solar EVs be the answer to long-distance driving?
A UNSW team is testing the range of a prototype solar EV to prove it can smash record for driving 1000km on a single charge.
“More range, less battery:” Lightyear launches world first solar car
Dutch EV maker officially launches world's first production-ready solar car, the Lightyear 0, which can "run for months" without need to plug in.
Scania plans a solar clad trailer to augment plug-in hybrid electric truck
Swedish truck maker Scania announces plans to develop solar-clad truck trailer intended to help power a plug-in hybrid truck, with considerable fuel savings.
Students challenged to produce most efficient solar car design
The 2020 STELR solar car design challenge asks students to design the fastest, or most efficient, or most powerful electric car powered by the sun.
Solar car maker Sono Motors crowdfunds $85 million
German solar car maker Sono Motors exceeds crowdfunding target of €50 million for the Sion – the company’s integrated solar electric vehicle.
Invisible solar cells aim to extend driving range for electric cars
New integrated solar car roof promises to extend driving range of an electric vehicle and will be completely indistinguishable from the rest of the vehicle's body.
Sono reveals first design of Sion, its production solar car
Sono Motors' first production solar car is no longer just on drawing board - and it's bigger, longer and roomier.