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Solar cars: Driving on sunshine The Aptera can go 150 miles after just 15 minutes at an ordinary charging station. Starting price is $25,900. (Jane Hahn/The Washington Post) Aptera Motors CEOs Chris Anthony, left, and Steve Fambro with the three-wheel Aptera solar electric vehicle at the company's production design facility in San Diego. (Jane Hahn/The Washington Post) Solar cells cover the hood of the new Aptera solar electric vehicle. (Jane Hahn/The Washington Post) The Aptera can be recharged the same way a standard electric vehicle is fueled - by simply plugging it into an outlet. (Jane H...

Marjan van Aubel creates indoor solar light to usher in "solar democracy" Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel has developed a solar lamp that is designed to be hung in front of windows so it can generate its own energy. Called Sunne, the light is equipped with photovoltaic cells and an integrated battery, allowing it to harvest and store enough energy throughout the day to light up a room at night. Sunne is designed to be hung in front of windows Van Aubel designed the lamp as part of an ongoing project to normalise solar technology by bringing it inside homes.

Aptera is rolling out the first ever mass-produced spolar-powered car this year. But is it the future?

After decades of dreaming, a California start-up says it will roll out the first mass-produced solar cars this year.

What the "green" economy looks like after the coronavirus pandemic By Irina Ivanova January 12, 2021 / 7:42 AM / MoneyWatch Electric cars covered with solar panels. Solar-powered laptop and smartphone chargers. An AI-driven system to cut the energy use of a home or a factory. This year's annual Consumer Electronics Show puts environmental sustainability and self-reliance front and center. The increase in eco-friendly gadgets at the largest consumer electronics event in the U.S. continues an improbable trend begun during the coronavirus pandemic. Despite a broad econom...