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Solar cars were first built by universities and manufacturers.
The first solar car racers completed a Solar Trek from Perth to Sydney, Australia in 1983.

During the 1987 race, the GM Sunraycer completed the 3010 km trip with an average speed of 67 kmh, and set a new scene for an extensive research and development program among the teams.

In the 1990s, new regulations appeared with an approach to "zero emissions" from vehicles. This new laws increased the interest in the solar technologies.

Batteries technology was one of the the main parts to development and research by federal and auto industry scientists.

The solar panel or sun energy collector areas were initially be too large for consumer cars, however that changed and today are more efficient and the area is smaller.

New developments continues on solar cell design and car power supply requirements such as heater or air-conditioning fans.

Toyota, Mazda and other companies are increasing their production for solar components.

Even the NASA used since many years ago, and created
High-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) cells located on top of the Sojourner vehicle and generated 16 watts with the sun power.