Turns out the most efficient way to cross a mountain range is just to embrace the giant glowing ball of gas we’re all orbiting.
Man builds solar e-bike to cross the Alps – France-to-China up next
Shawn Ryan successfully crossed the French Alps using only a solar-powered e-bike he engineered himself. The build, which uses cargo bike components and custom solar panels, finished the Sun Trip challenge without any grid electricity. Ryan is now developing a specialized model for a planned expedition to China.
Source: Man builds solar e-bike to cross the Alps – France-to-China up next — New Atlas
Watch: the original footage ↗
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Aug 31, 2026.
Topics: solarebike · alps · cycling · adventure · solarpower
Advertisement
More Tech memes
Advertisement
Rockstar delays the game so long that by launch day, the leaks will be playable as a retro classic.
When your ban hammer's so rusty it only hits the hand that feeds the bot farm.
The only thing more grounded than Elon's rockets is his commitment to solving Earth's problems.
Meta invented a feature teens ignored, then forced it on them — the only thing they didn't ignore was the lawsuit.
He's leaving the company he ran better than anyone expected, and all he gets is a 'thanks for the watch' — the Apple Watch, specifically, which he'll now have to buy retail.
FromSoftware really said 'git gud' — at hitting 30fps on the Switch 2.
DLSS 5 is just NVIDIA's way of making your GPU work harder so it can render more polygons on a dragon's nose.
Nothing says 'I'm a serious musician' like dialing up a riff and then apologizing to the pedal for taking so long to decide on the tone.