Solar panels have been installed on EVs like Hyundai's Sonata Hybrid, but they can't boost mileage much because of the small surface area. A typical semi-truck trailer, on the other hand, has the same ...

Truckers who operate in sunny climates—and their equipment providers—might want to pay attention to a solar trailer project getting under way in a land of midnight sun. In a research partnership, ...

Scania is one of the largest big rig makers in Europe and has announced a research partnership that will develop a trailer covered with solar panels designed to power a plug-in hybrid truck. The ...

Automakers have been playing with solar panels on cars for decades now. In sunny places, on ultra-lightweight, aerodynamic cars covered in them, solar cells can provide propulsion for long periods of ...

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Transport in Europe accounts for around 25 per cent of the continent's carbon emissions. A significant proportion of that comes from heavy-duty haulage vehicles. Goods transportation isn’t something ...