The VéLorean – made by LGZ.bike & powered by GRINTECH
The 20-minute film about the side-by-side solar tandem quad: from the idea and the build at LGZ.bike to Olivier and his mother Chantal riding 1,300+ km of the Sun Trip AURA 2026 on sunshine.
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Solar mobility in motion.
Races across continents, record flights, DIY builds and everyday solar boats. The best videos we found, hand-picked for this community.
Building a solar-electric boat that runs forever – full build guide
Lukas of True North shows the entire build of his HELIOS 11, step by step: a low-budget solar-electric boat with a straightforward plan anyone can follow.
Aptera – first vehicle drives off the validation line
A milestone for the three-wheeled solar EV: the first Aptera rolls off the validation assembly line on the way to certification and customer deliveries.
Cruised 1,400 miles to Alaska in a solar boat without plugging in
The Boat Geeks meet Solar Sal Boats and their solar-electric boat that made the long trip up the coast to Alaska without ever plugging in.
World Solar Challenge – racing 3,000 km across Australia on sunshine
NBC News reports from the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, where student teams drive their own solar cars from Darwin to Adelaide through the Outback.
Sonnenwagen Aachen – breaking the curse at the World Solar Challenge 2025
The last day of the 2025 race from inside the Aachen team: the final kilometres to Adelaide and the celebration of their best result yet, 4th place.
Solar plane sets new record for highest ever flight at 9,521 metres
Raphaël Domjan flies SolarStratos from Sion to 9,521 m, beating the altitude record for a solar-electric plane that had stood for 15 years.
Monaco Energy Boat Challenge 2025 – solar and clean-energy boats in Monaco
Four days of racing and talks at the 12th edition of the Yacht Club de Monaco event, where university teams bring their solar, electric and hydrogen boats.
Building a 100% solar-powered RC car
ProjectAir designs and builds a radio-controlled car that runs on solar cells only, a fun hands-on look at how much power the sun really gives you.
The Solar ELF is back
Organic Transit announces the return of the ELF, the pedal-and-solar velomobile that has covered more than 10 million miles on sunshine and leg power.
Squad Solar City Car
The official film of the Dutch two-seater with a solar roof, made for city trips and sharing, which can cover most daily kilometres without plugging in.
Aptera — Driving our Production-Intent Vehicle
Aptera's first drive of its production-intent three-wheeled solar EV, straight from the company.
Infinite range electric car – DIY build
A lighthearted DIY attempt at an "infinite range" solar car: dual 3,000 W e-bike motors, a 48 V 4 kWh LiFePO4 battery, 1,575 W of solar and a top speed of 45 km/h.
Crossing the Sahara on a solar bike – the 7,500 km Sun Trip, ep. 2
Kilian Weigand's German team rides their self-built solar tandem from France towards the Sahara in the Sun Trip race: heat, sand and long days chasing the sun.
Solar car racing – Formula Sun Grand Prix and American Solar Challenge 2024
An overview of the 2024 events: 25 student teams from the US and Canada on the track in Kentucky and then on the road across the country.
World's toughest solar bike race: 7,500 km to the Sahara (EP.01)
Episode one of a Sun Trip series: young engineers and adventurers ride self-built solar bikes 7,500 km from France towards the Sahara.
Zephyr – the solar aircraft flying high in the stratosphere
BBC Click on the Zephyr: launched by hand, flying at 40 mph above the weather and air traffic, and staying up for weeks on solar power alone.
Alone at 14,300 ft on solar power – Janice Brown, first pilot of a solar aircraft
A long talk with Janice Brown, who flew the Gossamer Penguin in 1980 and went on to fly the Solar Challenger, about the very first days of piloted solar flight.
E-bike with solar panel
A quick clip of an e-bike running with a solar panel mounted on board.
This is the world's cheapest solar powered car
A closer look at the Squad Solar City Car, the two-metre Dutch microcar whose solar roof adds up to 20 km of range a day.
Sunswift 7 – Guinness World Record attempt: fastest EV over 1,000 km on one charge
Behind the scenes with the UNSW students as Sunswift 7 drives 1,000 km on a single charge in under 12 hours and sets a Guinness World Record.
Skydweller completes its first autonomous flight
The solar aircraft with a wingspan wider than a Boeing 747 flies without a pilot for the first time, a step towards flights that never have to land.
The Sion – the car that charges itself (#savesion)
Sono Motors' last campaign film for the Sion: a roomy family EV with solar cells in its body panels and up to 305 km of range, shortly before the project was stopped.
Easy DIY solar charging electric bike guide
A practical guide on how to charge an e-bike from solar panels yourself. Perfect if you are planning your first solar build.
Pedilio – everything about the German solar velomobile
A visit to builder Thomas Viebach near Berlin: the four-wheeled pedelec with a solar roof, explained, interviewed and test-driven (in German).
The Lightyear 0 is the game-changer we've been waiting for
Fully Charged gets behind the wheel of the Lightyear 0 at its launch, the first production car covered in solar cells.
Lightyear 0 – first drive of the aerodynamic solar car
Jordan Golson tours and drives a Lightyear 0 prototype in Spain: five square metres of solar cells, a record-low drag body and his honest first impressions.
Stella Vita – the world's first solar-powered campervan
A full tour of the TU Eindhoven students' house on wheels: bed, sofa, kitchen and shower, a roof that folds out into 17 m² of solar panels and up to 600 km on a sunny day.
The cheap solar-powered car you might never need to charge – Sono Sion
A look at the Sono Sion from Munich, the affordable family EV with solar cells built into its body panels.
Ingenuity – first video of the solar helicopter flying on Mars
Filmed by the Perseverance rover on 19 April 2021: the first powered, controlled flight on another planet, by a helicopter recharged by its own solar panel.
Solar e-bike trailer for charging an e-bike battery
A home-built bike trailer with solar panels that charges the e-bike battery on the go.
Chasing the Sun – the first solar boat around the world (full documentary)
The 52-minute documentary on MS Tûranor PlanetSolar: 85 tonnes of carbon and 500 m² of solar panels, and the crew that sailed it around the globe on sunlight alone.
Byron Bay solar train – full trip in 4K cab view
Ride along in the driver's cab of the restored heritage railcar that runs on solar panels on its roof and the shed, along the 3 km line in Byron Bay, Australia.
The world's first solar powered train
Tom Scott visits Byron Bay in Australia, where a restored 1949 railmotor runs along the coast on solar power.
Energy Observer – the self-sufficient boat sailing around the world
How the white catamaran combines solar panels, wind and on-board hydrogen made from seawater to travel the oceans without fuel or emissions.
Sun Trip 2018 – the full film (Lyon to Guangzhou)
One hour inside the 12,000 km solar bike adventure from Lyon, France, to Guangzhou, China, along the old Silk Roads (in French).
Zbee – why the solar rickshaw could be India's future transport
Swedish television SVT asks people in New Delhi what they think of Clean Motion's light, solar-roofed electric rickshaw.
Solar bicycle camper – the pedal-powered motorhome
Harry Dwyer and a friend build "the Cockroach", a solar and pedal-powered bike motorhome made from old junk, from first sketch to their first trip into the wild.
Touring solar e-bike review after 13,000 km to China
A long-term review of a solar touring e-bike after 13,000 km on the road all the way to China.
Raf Van Hulle – Sun Trip 2018 winner – interview
Belgian rider Raf Van Hulle talks about winning the 2018 Sun Trip from Lyon to Canton, his second victory after the first Sun Trip in 2013.
Energy Observer: the world's first hydrogen-powered boat
On board Energy Observer, the former racing catamaran that runs on sun, wind and hydrogen made from seawater.
Meet Stella Vie – Solar Team Eindhoven
The Eindhoven students introduce Stella Vie, the five-seat solar family car that went on to win the 2017 World Solar Challenge Cruiser Class.
Indian Railways launches its first solar-powered train
The launch in Delhi in July 2017: a DEMU train with solar panels on the coach roofs that power the lights and fans on board.
NASA Helios – solar flying wing takes off over Kauai
Rare footage from June 2003: the 75-metre Helios prototype built by AeroVironment and NASA lifts off on a checkout flight over Hawaii.
Solar bike trailer (build log 5) – first real test ride
Part 5 of a DIY build series: the first real ride with a home-built solar bike trailer, plus lessons on panel power and balancing the battery cells.
Aditya – India's first solar ferry
The builders of Aditya present the 75-passenger solar ferry that has been crossing Vembanad Lake in Kerala since 2017.
Solar Impulse airplane – best of the round-the-world flight
Highlights of Solar Impulse 2's 42,000 km flight around the world without a drop of fuel, from the official team channel.
Solar Impulse 2 – Bertrand Piccard lands in Abu Dhabi
The moment the round-the-world flight ends: Bertrand Piccard brings Solar Impulse 2 down in Abu Dhabi after 40,000 km flown on sunlight alone.
Solar bike drives 25 km/h on 240 W of PV panels
The Maxun One solar bike rides on solar energy alone. In sunny weather its 240 W panels deliver enough for 25 km/h without pedalling.
Solar1 World Championship in Monaco – the movie
Three days of solar boat racing in front of Monaco: 25 university teams compete in fleet races, slaloms and one-on-one duels with boats they designed themselves.
Sun Trip 2013: the movie (English subtitles)
The full-length documentary of the very first Sun Trip: around 7,300 km from Chambéry to Astana on solar bikes, with no grid charging allowed.
Organic Transit ELF review
A detailed review of the ELF, the solar-roofed, pedal-electric three-wheeler from North Carolina.
Tour PlanetSolar
IEEE Spectrum tours Tûranor PlanetSolar, the giant catamaran that was the first boat to sail around the world on solar power.
Solartaxi – around the world with the power of the sun (trailer)
The trailer of the documentary about Louis Palmer's trip around the world in his solar-powered car with a solar trailer, 2007–2008.
Solar Sailor – a hybrid ferry with solar wings
Kirsten Dirksen steps aboard the Solar Sailor in Sydney, the ferry whose tilting wings collect both sunlight and wind.
Venturi Eclectic and Astrolab in California
A 2007 promo of Venturi's two sun-powered cars: the Eclectic, a small three-seater with a solar roof and optional wind turbine, and the Astrolab.
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