The weird and wonderful gadgets of CES 2025
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A solar-powered car, an air purifying cat tower and a phone charger designed to provide a day’s power in two seconds have been among the eye-catching gadgets drawing crowds during the CES tech show in Las Vegas. The annual event has been running this week, with more than 100,000 attendees from the tech sector on site to examine the thousands of new devices on show.
Those on display have been a mix of close-to-launch and more concept products aiming to roll out in years to come, and covering all aspects of gadget type from smart home accessories to electric vehicles. Among the more eye-catching new products has been from Aptera Motors, which has come to CES with what it says is a production-ready solar electric vehicle.
The car includes solar panels built into the bonnet and rear of the car, which Aptera says has a range of up to 400 miles from a single charge. In addition, the firm says drivers can gain up to an extra 40 miles of free driving a day just from the sunlight captured, with the firm estimating that in sunny climates, users could get more than 10,000 miles per year of solar-powered driving – reducing reliance on home or public charging.
But the Aptera is not the only electric vehicle grabbing attention at CES, with electronics giant Sony announcing that its electric car, Afeela 1 – made in partnership with Honda, is now available to order for the first time. The car, which is expected to start being delivered in 2026, will start at just under 90,000 dollars (£72,000), which includes a three-year subscription to a range of in-car features including semi-autonomous driver assist and an AI-powered personal assistant.
