Ford Unveils Concept Solar Car

U.S. car company Ford Motors announced it will soon unveil what it’s calling the “first-of-its-kind sun-powered vehicle.” The C-MAX Solar Energi Concept could run, the company said, “without depending on the electric grid for fuel.” Ford says the car harnesses the power of the sun by using a special concentrator that acts like a magnifying glass, directing intense rays to solar panels on the vehicle roof. A day’s worth of sunlight could give the same performance as a plug-in hybrid,...

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