The public relations enthusiasm comes around yet again for these vehicles, as it does for flying cars, but how realistic is ...

Marc Carter is an EV writer and editor based in Los Angeles. He is the founder of The Torque Report; his work has also appeared on Discovery Channel, iMotorTimes, Inhabitat, and more. Haley Mast is a ...

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. EV startup Lightyear ...

In the dreams of a perfect, zero emissions world, the idea of a car that uses solar energy to recharge like the Lightyear 0 made so much sense. The Zero doesn't totally rely on a plug-in source for ...

Lightyear has opened a waitlist for its second solar-assisted EV model, which aims for a lower price point and something much closer to mass-market appeal. Straightforwardly called Lightyear 2, this ...

EV startup Lightyear debuted its first solar-powered vehicle this week, a sleek sedan called the Lightyear 0. The company gave us a peek at a production prototype of Lightyear 0 in 2019, and at first ...

Aptera, the company behind a highly efficient electric vehicle capable of charging from the sun, is about to go public, but its approach raises concerns. Is it the end of another solar car project?

Dutch solar car startup Lightyear started shipping its first vehicle — dubbed the Lightyear 0 — earlier this year. But while few people have driven this unique take on EV power, the company is already ...

Over the years we've seen numerous prototypes and university projects that have harnessed the power of the sun to propel vehicles, but they've always seemed to be little more than glorified science ...

Lightyear, a Dutch startup developing a long-range hybrid solar-powered car, today announced that it has raised €81 million ($81 million) as it prepares to begin production of its first vehicle in the ...