A battery-powered conversion of the world's best-selling sports car has been produced by a small company in Oxfordshire. A 20-year-old Mazda MX-5 has been switched to electric power by Electrogenic.

The Lightyear One is powered by the sun using 54 square feet of solar panels covering the roof and hood. And Lightyear's 29-year-old CEO thinks his car can change the electric car market.

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Nearly two decades in the making, the otherworldly three-wheel Aptera is headed to production this year as a $40,000, 400-mile EV that can capture up to 40 miles worth of free solar energy every day.

The new solar-powered car, called the Aptera Launch Edition, also offers up to 400 miles (640 km) of range from a single charge via an electrical output, company representatives said in a statement.

The first solar-powered electric car capable of charging itself without a cable could be in customers' hands before the end of the year. Start-up firm Aptera Motors has revealed deliveries will ...