Solar panels in cars can provide extra range and reduce dependence on traditional charging methods. Some cars, like the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and Toyota Prius Prime, offer solar roofs to generate ...

Ford's experimental car has solar panels on roof By David R. Baker , Business Reporter Jan 2, 2014 The Ford C-MAX Solar Energi concept car has rooftop solar cells supplied by San Jose's SunPower Corp.

Fortunately, solar panels in cars are getting closer to becoming a reality. Wyoming-based Brunton is planning to develop 3-foot by 4-foot panels designed to jumpstart a car when the battery is dead.

Toyota’s demo car is covered by about 1,100 cells, each about the size of a business card, said Hiroyuki Juso, a senior manager at Sharp’s solar panel project. The expense of the cells makes ...

There are several electric cars with solar panels available today — some recharge the smaller 12-volt battery that runs your air conditioning, ...

Hyundai says their solar panel will provide enough electricity to power 808 miles of driving per year, or 2.2 per day -- if you leave the car out in the sun.That's not nothing, but it's close to ...

They have solar panels on the roof that can power them for up to 19 miles on a sunny day, depending on where you are. The Squad can also go as fast as 25 mph, which is not bad for a solar car.

Solar electric vehicle startup says its car will go 400 miles on a full battery and never needs to be charged. ... three-wheeler blanketed in solar panels that turn the sun's rays into driving energy.

That solar system charges the main battery only when the car is parked, and can add, on average, 1.8 miles to the car’s driving distance each day, with a max of around 3.8 miles.

Adding solar panels to car parks is increasingly common, but usually they come in the form of solar carports, which stretch over parking spaces and provide both shelter and power.