It would depend on the batteries on board.
Barely itself.
A solar engine for a solar car is actually an electric motor. Solar cells on a solar car collect solar energy, which is then sent to a battery or battery pack in the form of DC current. This energy is then used to power the solar car.
A solar powered car may cost from $50000 AUD ($44944) to $2.5 million AUD ($2.25 million).
No
With energy charged into batteries during day time, or then with other means, motor. Solar power is not enough to power a car by it's own anyway.
When a solar-powered car is moving, the energy conversion involved is solar energy being converted into electrical energy by solar panels, which is then stored in a battery. The electrical energy stored in the battery is then converted into mechanical energy by the motor to propel the car forward.
yes
Photo voltaic cells absorb energy from the sun and store it in a battery for future use. The main difference between a car that runs on solar and common household objects like calculators that work off solar power is that for a car the energy needs to be built up and stored as opposed to a calculator that requires such a minute amount of energy that it does not require storage of the energy. Solar panels do not generate cars currently. They could only power a legal car a few feet each day under current technology.
Car batteries are seldom charged by solar energy. Normally, they are charged by the engine of the car, which powers an alternator, providing electrical power.
if they make solar cars than yes :)
The fuel a solar car uses is energy from the sun converted into electricity using solar cells.
because it is smaller and cant hold as much electric current