Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2022

Bentley Motors will launch five new electric cars from 2025. From 2025, the first Bentley electric vehicle will be designed, developed and produced at its headquarters in Crewe, England. Moreover, Bentley is investigating using sustainable biofuel in fleet cars, including Bentley’s iconic Heritage Collection.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Lightyear, a startup known for developing an expensive solar car, announced its second vehicle, and it’s going to be a much less expensive ~$34,000 solar electric car. more… The post Lightyear announces ~$34,000 solar electric car appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 7, 2020

Electric cars and solar power are a perfect combination. Charging an electric car from a solar array reduces its overall carbon footprint. Now a Hungary-based company is bringing these two technologies even closer together with solar driveways.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The idea of putting solar panels on electric cars is gaining more traction, both as a charging convenience and as a contribution to grid reliability and resilience. The post Electric Cars In Every Garage, With Solar Panels appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 19, 2023

The gloves are off: solar electric cars have caught the eye of a leading international fleet operator and its high-flying parent company.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 21, 2020

Dutch startup Lightyear plans to launch an electric car powered by a combination of solar panels and batteries. That car isn't quite ready for production yet, but Lightyear is testing its solar tech on modified Tesla Model 3 sedans.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

While the students from the University of New South Wales wait for the ratification of their recent Guinness World Record attempt for the fastest solar electric car over a distance of 1000 km (620 miles), let’s have a look at the background. The Sunswift 7 car was the culmination of thousands of hours of work […].

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Green Car Reports

JULY 20, 2021

Dutch startup Lightyear has selected Finnish contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive to build the Lightyear One solar-supplemented electric car. Prototype builds are scheduled to start in January 2022, followed by full production in summer 2022, Lightyear said in a press release.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This solar powered electric car from Aptera could succeed where others have failed, now that autocycles are trending again. The post The Solar Electric Car That Looks Like An Airplane Is Almost Ready For Takeoff appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Wind and solar-powered charging could further lower the environmental impact of electric cars; but one New York-based company wants to combine them in one electricity-generating device that could be used for EV charging stations or wherever grid-buffering might help keep blackouts at bay.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 12, 2024

Electric cars and solar panels from China will be hit with higher tariffs by the Biden administration this week. The post Biden To Set 100% Tariff On Electric Cars Made In China — Solar Panels May Be Next appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Aptera has confirmed that it plans to use Tesla’s charge connector, now known as the North American Charging Standard (NACS), in its upcoming solar electric car. The post Aptera says it will use Tesla’s charge connector in its solar electric car appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The Lightyear One solar-supplemented electric car hasn't started production, but its Dutch maker is already planning a second, more-affordable model. In a keynote presentation earlier this month, Lightyear confirmed plans to launch a second EV, appropriately dubbed Lightyear Two, in late 2024 or early 2025.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 7, 2024

Of course, [continued] The post Inflation Reduction Act Giving Solar Power & Electric Cars Big Boost appeared first on CleanTechnica. I think the Inflation Reduction Act is one of the most under-appreciated pieces of legislation in American history.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

German startup Sono Motors plans to launch the Sion solar-assisted electric car, but it's also looking at commercial-vehicle applications for its solar tech. Sono plans.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Munich-based Sono Motors, which is working to bring its solar-supplemented Sion electric car to market for Europe, revealed last week that it is developing its own AC wallbox that will allow the car to be used as a mobile power bank or external home energy storage.

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Electrek

MAY 30, 2022

Aptera announced that it has now received more than 22,000 reservations for its solar-powered electric car, which get to 1,000 miles of range, as it gets closer to production. The post Aptera has more than 22,000 reservations for its solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 30, 2024

Although a true solar-powered electric car may be many years away from mass production by any automaker, GoSun’s EV Solar Charger is a big step in that direction, as it’s a lightweight ‘bolt-on’ accessory that promises to fit any and all electric vehicles, as long as they have a roof.

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Electrek

JUNE 6, 2022

Aptera announced that it raised $40 million to bring its solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range to production later this year. The post Aptera raises $40 million to bring solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range to production appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

The Congressional Research Service last year noted increasing interest among producers of distributed energy resources (DERs)—such as rooftop solar—to sell electricity to neighbors. Feeders—which carry voltage from a substation to transformers—were not designed for the bidirectional flow of electricity.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 28, 2024

Solar Power in the USA: California, the largest US solar market by far, has thrown the solar industry into. continued] The post 5 Million US Solar Installations, Low Tesla Model Y Interest Rates, New Electric Cars — Top Cleantech News appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Hyundai Home will debut in 2022 and offer customers to sign up for rooftop solar, a residential storage battery, and an EV charger in one seamless transaction.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Electric cars are efficient, modern and packed with cutting-edge tech, but sometimes they can feel a little standard. Unlike petrol and diesel cars, which come with a range of customization options from the factory, EVs tend to have a sleeker, more uniform look. That doesnt mean yours has to blend in with the crowd.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

Until recently, the Chengdu plant already sourced 70% of its electricity from renewable sources. Under the new contract, around 65% of the electricity supply comes from hydropower, while the remainder comes from solar power, wind power and other renewable sources. The new contract addresses the last 30%.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

I started learning about, writing about, and promoting electric cars in 2007. Debra and I finally got our first electric car, A 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV, a joint production with Tesla, in January of 2013. Debra Bushweit Galliani in 2013 with our first electric car. kW solar PV system on our own house in 2015.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Electric cars are clean, but solar-powered electric cars are much cleaner. For years, many electric car drivers have been charging up with solar power at home, but solar-powered charging away from home is a bit more challenging.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

This novel technology would deliver safe, reliable, resilient, and cost-effective electric power in the grid. This technology could reduce electricity/energy bills, pollution from power plants, risks of blackouts, the need for new power plants, and pollution from power plant generation. Leap Photovoltaics Inc.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 25, 2021

The Sono Sion solar-supplemented electric car still hasn't started production, but on Thursday Sono Motors announced a larger battery pack for the vehicle, claiming longer range, more charging power, and a longer lifespan.

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 23, 2022

As the UK cools from record temperatures in excess of 40oC, 3ti, the UK’s leading designer, installer, funder and operator of Solar Car Parks (SCPs), has provided a very timely and fitting reminder of the significant power of the sun and how it can be put to more positive effect on the environment.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 7, 2022

iSun has won a massive solar canopy order. There are not many things I love more than a solar power canopy that charges an EV charging station. It’s all right there — transferring sunlight into electricity and then using that electricity to power a modern electric car; driving on sunshine.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 17, 2025

Electric vehicle startup TELO Trucks has partnered with Aptera to introduce integrated solar panel options for the TELO MT1. This innovative feature empowers buyers to select up to three solar panel kits, enabling charging on the go and enhancing energy independence, even in remote locations.

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Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Technology company Continental is working with German solar mobility OEM Sono Motors on the development of the Sion self-charging electric car, which is to be produced in Finland in the second half of 2023.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2022

Munich-based startup Sono Motors on Tuesday announced a change in manufacturing plans for its solar-supplemented Sion electric car. The startup announced in a press release that it was switching contract manufacturing partners to Valmet Automotive, which will build the Sion at its factory in Uusikaupunki, Finland.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 7, 2024

The post Wireless EV Charging Would Go Perfectly With Solar Highways appeared first on CleanTechnica. A modest-looking, road-embedded wireless EV charging demonstration project could vault Indiana into the EV charging history books.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Dutch startup Lightyear on Tuesday announced a roughly $80 million investment the firm said will help spur development of a mass-market solar-assisted electric car. Lightyear in June revealed that in production form its Lightyear One will be instead called Lightyear 0.

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Electric Cars Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The solar mobility solutions provider Sono Group has decided to pivot its business model to exclusively retrofitting and integrating its solar technology onto third party vehicles, and to terminate its Sion passenger car program (‘Sion program’), effective today.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 22, 2023

Solar mobility OEM Sono Motors is making great progress in the testing and series-validation program of its solar electric vehicle Sion, and is technologically on a fast track to pre-series production, which is planned in summer 2023.

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