While electric and hydrogen cars have had massive technological breakthroughs in the last few years, there has been little news about the solar car. That was until a team of students at Eindhoven University of Technology unveiled an electric car that seats five and is completely powered by the sun. Called Stella Vie, the vehicle stands apart because it’s more efficient than all solar cars before it. Even with fewer solar panels on its roof, the car has a range of about 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) on a warm summer day.
A team of students have developed the most efficient solar car ever
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