With a new year comes a new season of solar car racing! The official dates for the 2026 Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) and the 2026 Electrek American Solar Challenge (ASC) have been released.

In 1885, Karl Benz drove the first automobile. Though it only had three wheels and heavily resembled a tricycle, it was the birth of one of the most popular forms of transportation in the world. Since ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia tests the limits of solar power in futuristic race car designs. Competitors ...

The group is creating its own solar-powered race car from scratch, a task that takes three years. But they will be ready to compete soon. Three years. That is how long the Michigan State Solar Racing ...

AMES, Iowa – Nearly 200 miles in stifling heat wasn’t a problem for Iowa State University’s solar race car on Wednesday. But that wasn’t the case for most of the 11 cars competing in this year’s ...