Nissan to accelerate UK solar market
Nissan today announced the launch of Nissan Energy Solar – one of the few comprehensive ranges of solar options available in the UK. Aiming to save customers up to 66% on their energy bills, the a...
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Solar car sets new record for fastest long-distance EV
A new world record has been set for the fastest electric car over a distance of 500km (310 miles). Sunswift solar racing team from the University of New South Wales achieved a new record of an av...
Solar biofuel farms could double fuel source
Creating greener electricity to power our homes and cars is something we’re all looking for. Now a new novel way to produce both solar energy and biofuel has been revealed by scientists at Stanford...
Around the world on solar power alone: project gains new sponsor
A leading supplier of electric car charging infrastructure, ABB, has announced it will support a record-breaking world first attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered plane next year. Th...
JLR running on solar power
Jaguar Land Rover has finished building the UK’s largest rooftop solar panel array at the company’s new Engine Manufacturing Centre in Staffordshire. The facility has been designed with sustainabil...
Solar studs light the way to better lit roads
New solar-powered road studs have become the first in Europe to be tested to a draft performance standard – paving the way for installation across the UK and other EU countries. Developed by Renn...
Solar panels are great, but let’s keep them off our cars… for now
This week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ford Motor Company unveiled a new concept car that it said could revolutionise how electric cars charge forever. Based on th...
Via Motors offers solar panel cover with electric pick-up
Electric vehicle start-up Via Motors revealed a unique idea at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week for its range-extended pick-up trucks; a solar panel bed cover option. While the small company wo...
SEAT installs huge 53,000 solar panel array
SEAT has taken the lead in solar power generation, installing the biggest solar panel array in the automotive industry, with a staggering 53,000 panels now fitted at its Martorell manufacturing pla...
GM named Solar Champion as it adds new 1.8MW solar array
A new 1.8 MW rooftop solar array on top of GM’s Toledo transmission plant in Ohio is expected to be completed next month. The car giant announces that its latest solar array consisting of some 21...
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