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2 Wheels NTS SunCycle – The Solar Cargo Bike The SunCycle is what happens when an electric-motorcycle pioneer designs a cargo bike. Its builder, Neil Saiki, designed early iconic mountain bikes at Santa Cruz Bicycles… 
2 Wheels Sola.Bike 2 person bike with solar roof This solar e-bike was built with a clear mission: to minimize plastic use while maintaining durability and everyday practicality. The main frame is made from steel,… 
2 Wheels DIY Off-Grid Solar E-Bike by Andreas Lemmer Not every solar bike needs panels on the bike. Andreas Lemmer from Portugal went the other way and built a tiny off-grid charging station just for… 
3 Wheels Aptera – The Car That Drinks Sunlight Aptera isn’t just another electric car — it’s a completely reimagined way of moving. Sleek, aerodynamic, and almost alien-looking, it’s the kind of vehicle that makes… 
3 Wheels · Trailer Solartaxi – The First Trip Around the World by Solar Car Some people dream of driving around the world. Louis Palmer, a Swiss schoolteacher from Lucerne, dreamed of doing it without a drop of fuel. In 2004… 
3 Wheels Eolian 2 – Chile’s Solar Car from the Atacama to Australia Chile has one of the sunniest places on Earth: the Atacama Desert. So it is no surprise that Chilean students build solar cars. The pioneers are… 
4 Wheels Green Lightning & Green Thunder – Top Dutch Solar Racing Most solar racing teams belong to one university. Top Dutch Solar Racing from Groningen is different: since 2017 it has brought together students from several universities… 
4 Wheels Squad Solar City Car – A Solar Microcar for Everyday Errands Not every solar vehicle needs to cross a continent. Most of our daily trips are short: school runs, shopping, a ride to the station. The Squad… 
4 Wheels Venturi Eclectic – The Sun-and-Wind City Car from Monaco In 2006 the Monaco-based electric-vehicle maker Venturi surprised the Paris Motor Show with a car that looked like a friendly little robot. Venturi called the Eclectic… 
5+ Wheels Lunokhod 1 – The First Solar-Charged Rover on the Moon Long before Mars rovers, the first remote-controlled vehicle to drive on another world was solar-charged. Lunokhod 1 ("moon walker") landed in the Mare Imbrium on 17… 
5+ Wheels Királyrét Solar Railcar – A Forest Train Running on Sunshine North of Budapest, a small narrow-gauge forest railway climbs from the Danube town of Kismaros into the wooded Börzsöny hills to Királyrét. In summer, some of… 
5+ Wheels Lunokhod 2 – 39 km on the Moon, a Record for 41 Years Two years after Lunokhod 1, the Soviet Union sent an improved rover to the Moon. Lunokhod 2 landed with the Luna 21 lander in the Le… 
Boats Wayward Sun – A Father and Son’s Solar Voyage to Alaska The Inside Passage to Alaska is one of the great small-boat journeys: hundreds of miles of fjords, islands and tidal currents. In spring 2021, father and… 
Boats MS Staffelseerin – 137 km on One Battery Charge Lake Staffelsee near Murnau in Upper Bavaria, with its islands and its view of the Alps, is a favourite spot for cyclists. Since 2024 it has… 
Boats Alstersonne – Hamburg’s Solar Boat on the Alster Hamburg's Alster lakes in the middle of the city have been crossed by passenger boats for over 150 years. In 2000 the operator Alster-Touristik (ATG) added… 
Planes NASA Helios – The Solar Wing That Flew to 29 km Picture a wing longer than a jumbo jet's, as thin as a surfboard, covered in solar cells and driven by fourteen small propellers. That was Helios,… 
Planes Ingenuity – The Solar-Charged Helicopter That Flew on Mars The smallest solar vehicle on our site may also be the most famous. Ingenuity was a helicopter of about 1.8 kg that rode to Mars under… 
Planes NASA Centurion – The 63-Metre Step Between Pathfinder and Helios On our site you can already read about two NASA solar wings: Pathfinder-Plus, which flew to 80,201 feet, and Helios, which reached almost 29 km. Between… 
Trailer the Tin Tent by David Humbert All solar electric live aboard converted cargo trailer that I lived out of for 1½ years. 740 watts of solar panels, with a 4,692 wh 24v… 
Trailer SolarTrails by SolarTrails Hi, and thanks for the opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Zsolt Biró, and I’m from Western Hungary. I ride a “normal” bike I converted… 
4 Wheels Stella Vie – The Solar Family Car from Eindhoven Most solar race cars are single-seat arrows built for one thing: speed. Solar Team Eindhoven asked a different question: can a normal family travel by sunlight?… 
4 Wheels Maize & Blue – Michigan’s 1993 National Champion The University of Michigan has one of the most successful solar car teams in the world. Its later racer Momentum is already on our site. Maize… 
3 Wheels Tokai Challenger – 100 km/h Across Australia on Sunlight In 2009 a Japanese university team ended years of Dutch dominance at the World Solar Challenge, the 3,000 km race across Australia from Darwin to Adelaide.… 
3 Wheels Umicar Infinity – Belgium’s Runner-Up in the Outback Belgium is a small country with a big solar racing tradition. It started at Groep T, a technical college in Leuven, whose students formed the Umicore… 
4 Wheels SolarWorld GT – Around the World in a Solar Car Most solar cars race for a week and then go to a museum. The students of Hochschule Bochum had a bigger plan for their fourth solar… 
Boats SunCat 120 – Berlin’s Solar Catamaran on the Spree Solar boats are not only for record attempts. On the Spree in the middle of Berlin, a 36.5-metre catamaran takes tourists and event groups through the… How it works
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