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This Harley Runs on Sunshine, Not Gasoline

This Harley Runs on Sunshine, Not Gasoline
Michelle Liew
June 2, 2025

What happens when you fuel a Harley with sunlight? A world-first ride that could change the future of motorcycling.

What happens when you fuel a Harley with sunlight? A world-first ride that could change the future of motorcycling.
Source: Visordown

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Imagine firing up your Harley, twisting the throttle, and knowing your ride is powered entirely by sunshine. No, this isn’t a sci-fi movie. It just happened — for real.

In a world-first, a Harley-Davidson has been ridden using solar gasoline, a completely synthetic fuel made with nothing but sunlight, water, and CO₂. The man behind the throttle? Professor Aldo Steinfeld, a clean energy pioneer and, clearly, a biker with style.

The ride took place outside Synhelion’s solar fuel plant in Jülich, Germany, and it wasn’t some gimmicky prototype situation. This was Steinfeld’s regular V-twin Harley. No electric motor swap, no modifications, no weird additives. He simply filled the tank with solar-made fuel and rode off like it was just another sunny Sunday.

Science Meets the Street

Here’s the cool part: Synhelion’s solar fuel is made by zapping CO₂ and water with intense solar heat to create a liquid fuel that mimics gasoline — but without the guilt. It emits only as much carbon as it took to make, so it’s practically carbon-neutral. Basically, your Harley still growls like it always has, but it’s a lot kinder to the planet.

Even better, this fuel can be used in your current engine. No fancy tech, no compromises — just cleaner fuel in the same old tank.

What happens when you fuel a Harley with sunlight? A world-first ride that could change the future of motorcycling.
Source: Visordown

A Biker’s Dream with a Lab Coat Twist

Professor Steinfeld isn’t just a scientist; he’s a long-time rider. Seeing him roll out of the Synhelion “DAWN” facility on his Harley, powered by fuel he helped invent, felt like something between a mic drop and a love letter to combustion engines.

“It’s a dream come true,” he said. “I’m so proud of everything the team’s achieved.”

His Harley was prepped and filled up by Synhelion’s co-founders, Philipp Furler and Gianluca Ambrosetti, as a nod to the professor’s decades of groundbreaking work. But really, it was a signal to the rest of us: clean riding doesn’t have to mean silent scooters and lithium-ion everything.

Not All Heroes Plug In

While electric vehicles grab most of the headlines, solar fuel flips the narrative. Instead of replacing what we’ve got, Synhelion’s tech gives it a second life — one that’s cleaner but still familiar. Planes, cars, trucks, bikes… anything that runs on petrol can run on this stuff.

No need for charging cables or waiting for fast-charging stations. Just fill up and ride.

What happens when you fuel a Harley with sunlight? A world-first ride that could change the future of motorcycling.
Source: Visordown

What’s Next?

Synhelion says this Harley-powered sunshine ride is just the beginning. More vehicles are set to test the fuel soon, and commercial rollout is on the horizon. If all goes well, solar fuel might just become the bridge between the machines we love and the sustainable future we need.

So, next time someone says gas bikes are doomed, you can smile, rev your engine, and say: “Mine runs on sunshine.”

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