Latest Solar Powered Cars

The sion an innovative electric car has integrated solar cells a range of 250 km 155 miles and costs only 16 000 excluding the battery.

Latest solar powered cars.

The newest prius due out in late 2009 will feature a hybrid electric gasoline engine automatic self parking and solar panels to power its air conditioning system. Solar powered cars have come a long way since the creation of the first solar cell in 1883. The first 10 lightyear one cars are due to be released in 2019. The compact minivan by the german startup sono motors has 330 monocrystalline solar cells built into the body.

But at the end of the day it will still be a hybrid car with a gas engine. But whether it s really a solar powered car depends on how you drive it. The lightyear one is a car with solar panels stretching across its roof to charge the electric vehicle s batteries. It s on the way in 2019.

The toyota prius is the closest you can get to a solar car for the masses. The c max solar energi can charge itself up with built in solar panels and a. Up until now fully solar powered cars were not considered a realistic prospect solar assisted electric vehicles. Two european startups however are looking to begin.

The new sion solar car is the first mass produced electric car that can charge itself with integrated solar energy capacity. Ford s new concept car promises to free us from the grid and the gas pump provided you don t have to drive too far. It has a power generation output rated at around 860 watts fueled by triple junction compound solar cell modules. Imagine an 18 000 electric vehicle that charges itself using solar power.