Solar Powered Cars: Not Just Yet - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Will we soon be letting the sunshine in for a new generation of cars running solely on solar power?

That was the conjecture when a Japanese newspaper reported last week that Toyota is secretly working on just such a vehicle for a product launch in some indefinable future.

Which Toyota denies.

“We have absolutely no knowledge of any pure solar-powered vehicle, or plans for one,” said Jana Hartline, a Toyota spokeswoman.

Youth caravan on mission against climate change: so where are they getting these allegedly solar-powered cars?

The network's aim is to reach out to youngsters across the country through the climate solutions road tour. The caravan and a solar-powered music band will wind its way through over 3,500 km in solar-powered electric cars and alternative fuel-driven buses through 15 major cities towards its final destination New Delhi where they will reach on February 4.