The automotive industry has finally started to embrace battery-powered vehicles—but students at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands are already thinking about what comes next. The ...

What is it that makes a camper a perfect vacation vehicle? If the answer to that is the ability to go off-grid, the fact that it packs all the necessary amenities in a compact footprint, and that it ...

Last month, students from the Solar Team at TU Eindhoven announced plans to roll from the Netherlands to southern Spain in a solar-powered campervan. After a shaky start, the Stella Vita arrived in ...

Camping is already one of the most sustainable ways to go on vacation, but designers in the Netherlands have taken things a step further. BBC travel reporter Rob Bell had the opportunity to tour the ...

It may look big and cumbersome, but this very cool solar-powered campervan is remarkably efficient, being able to travel a claimed 373 miles (600 km) on one charge of its surprisingly small 60 kWh ...

A new electric solar car project with a living extension and expandable solar panels is giving us a glimpse into what the future might hold for RV/van life. Solar Team Eindhoven, a group of ...

The Solar Team from TU Eindhoven has built a number of super-efficient, solar-powered vehicles over the years to compete in World Solar Challenges, and has now raised the roof on its latest design.

I love a good campervan. I'm a sucker for a VW T5 packed with clever design flourishes to maximize space, and love the idea of heading off-grid to go camping, road tripping, or chasing the sun and ...

Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2021 shows Stella Vita, a solar-powered recreational vehicle, in Brussels, Belgium. Designed by the solar team of Eindhoven University of Technology, Stella Vita is equipped ...

Stella Vita has a bed and cooking facilities inside, and can travel 730 kilometers —the equivalent of 454 miles — on a sunny day with a maximum speed of of 75 miles per hour. A vehicle that is fueled ...

The creators of a new “self-sustaining house on wheels” are hoping their strange-looking project will help spark interest in solar vehicles. The vehicle, called the Stella Vita, was made by Eindhoven ...

Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2021 shows Stella Vita, a solar-powered recreational vehicle, in Brussels, Belgium. Designed by the solar team of Eindhoven University of Technology, Stella Vita is equipped ...