With a new year comes a new season of solar car racing! The official dates for the 2026 Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) and the 2026 Electrek American Solar Challenge (ASC) have been released.

In 1885, Karl Benz drove the first automobile. Though it only had three wheels and heavily resembled a tricycle, it was the birth of one of the most popular forms of transportation in the world. Since ...

The group is creating its own solar-powered race car from scratch, a task that takes three years. But they will be ready to compete soon. Three years. That is how long the Michigan State Solar Racing ...

AMES, Iowa – Nearly 200 miles in stifling heat wasn’t a problem for Iowa State University’s solar race car on Wednesday. But that wasn’t the case for most of the 11 cars competing in this year’s ...

The Sophie 8X, a student-built solar-powered EV from the Vocational Training Council (VTC) in Hong Kong, has claimed victory in the Cruiser class of the 2025 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. The ...

DARWIN, Australia & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Power Integrations (POWI) is rolling out a new reference design kit tailored specifically for solar-powered race cars as 37 student teams ...

AMES, Iowa – Yes, of course, Team PrISUm will race to defend last year’s solar car title, said Matt Goode, the team’s project director. But – over eight days and 1,800 miles of racing from Ohio to ...

A proposed solar farm in New Mexico aims to finish construction by 2029 or 2030. But the developer that hopes to build it now plans to buy solar panels for the project early—so it could potentially ...