Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
The BMW Group will begin sourcing aluminum produced using solar electricity with immediate effect. The use of solar electricity is therefore an effective lever for reducing the CO 2 emissions associated with aluminum smelting. The use of solar electricity for producing aluminum is a major step in this direction.
Baua Electric
APRIL 1, 2024
Aptera Motors has just delivered its first solar EV to a customer. This month’s progress update recaps a recent visit to France, details an upcoming trip to the United Arab Emirates, and talks about the status of Aptera’s first production-intent solar EV builds. April fools! Watch the video in full below.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 20, 2015
The University of Michigan Solar Car squad took top spot in the inaugural Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge. Starting in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, the event comprised three days of racing through city streets and desert. —Joe Lambert, crew chief and 2004 U-M aerospace engineering graduate.
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. But even as the glossy rectangles become increasingly cheaper and ubiquitous, solar PV alone can't solve the nagging question: What to do when the sun isn't shining?
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. But even as the glossy rectangles become increasingly cheaper and ubiquitous, solar PV alone can't solve the nagging question: What to do when the sun isn't shining?
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