NOVELTY - The vehicle has a passenger compartment (2) having one or more passenger egresses, one or more passenger supports such as a driver seat (10), one or more openings allowing passengers to see outside of the vehicle, a roof e.g. a solar panel roof (18), separating the one or more passengers from a environment, one or more solar radiation capturing devices, including the roof and a solar panel bonnet (16), having a surface that is exposed to solar radiation, and one or more energy storing devices e.g. a battery (6), for storing power generated by the one or more solar radiation capturing devices.    USE - Vehicle e.g. solar car, adapted to capture solar radiation for power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The vehicle is safer and more ecologically benign than existing automobiles, since the vehicle is mostly powered by solar radiation captured by solar panels. Vehicle is also of lightweight thin construction, especially since the solar panels also serve as vehicle body parts such as bonnet, roof, and side panels. Solar panels can be raised or lowered or tilted as much as possible depending on e.g. topography, location of where vehicle is parked, to maximize solar energy collection. Solar panels also provide better crumple zones, improving ability of driver to survive front end collision as well as rear end collision and side collision and making the vehicle safer to use. The vehicle may include a supplemental plug-in capacity to allow regular vehicle use when needed. Vehicle can also be powered by 48 volt battery in combination with solar panels and batteries, enabling vehicle to drive up to 60 miles per hour that can accommodate 90 percent or more of trips. Thin construction of vehicle allows for installation of more than 20 inches of solar panels on sides without making vehicle become so wide that it can not fit into standard driving lanes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the side view of a vehicle of one-seat construction.    Passenger compartment (2)    Battery (6)    Driver seat (10)    Solar panel bonnet (16)    Solar panel roof (18)