At CES 2025, I took a ride in an electric car that you'd almost never have to plug in. Yes, your read that correctly. The Aptera Solar EV is keen to ditch the plug entirely, and it's hardly for the ...

On a balmy, 86-degree day in Mountain View, just outside Google's sprawling campus, I sought refuge from the glaring ...

The Oto Smart Sprinkler makes it easy to keep your lawn watered—as long as it gets three hours a day of direct sun to stay ...

The Iconic Auctioneers 2026 Supercar Fest sale includes a variety of special cars linked to famous faces, from Will Young to ...

NTU researchers have developed ultra-thin transparent solar cells that could turn windows, car glass, and wearables into clean power sources without changing how they look.

The Little Tikes Cozy Coupe — the iconic red-and-yellow ride-on toy that has ruled playrooms for decades — just got an ...

The energy crisis caused by the Iran war has been a wake-up call and prompted governments to try to speed up a shift to electric cars. Could solar cars be next? Although they have been around for ...

Chinese EVs leave everyone else in the dust, we’re told, with infotainment that makes your smartphone look like a StarTac, range numbers that would make a turbodiesel Audi weep, and charging that ...

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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why aren’t there solar-powered cars? – Emma, age ...

The Solar Car Challenge will race into San Angelo this summer. It's the top project-based STEM initiative helping spark high-school students' interest in science, engineering and alternative energy, ...