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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Traveling along the highways of Europe, a campervan named “Stella Vita” has driven almost 2,000 kilometers (1,242 miles) without stopping for fuel or plugging in to charge. Described as a ...

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 ...