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 ...

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 ...

While other major truck companies look at fuel cells and electrics with massive batteries, Scania is experimenting with the possibility of solarized plug-in hybrid trucks. As the "hybrid" part makes ...

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, ...

In a research partnership, Scania says it will develop a solar cell clad trailer to power a plug-in hybrid truck. Initial tests indicate possible fuel savings of 5–10 percent in Sweden and twice that ...

A unique hybrid truck with a solar panel covered trailer is being tested on public roads in Sweden. The concept truck is a result of a two-year research collaboration involving Swedish truck OEM ...

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 ...

Scania is testing a hybrid truck with a solar-panel-covered trailer that uses the sun’s energy to help propel the vehicle during trials on public roads in Sweden The research project looks to ...

Light electric trucks have started operating for a while now, but it’s time for medium and heavy-duty trucks to show off their abilities as well, proving that zero emissions can be perfectly ...