There is perhaps no better symbol of our century than the automobile.However, as demand for mobility continues to rise around the world, environmental and energy problems are rapidly making transportation as we know it unsustainable for our society.Thus, the role of the automobile in the future needs to be rigorously re-examined.This presentation focuses on the use of electricity as a transportation energy source, and outlines how new and existing technologies could change work and driving patterns resulting in a different mix of vehicles and in a communication architecture serving as the backbone of the interaction between vehicles, renewable energy and power grid.The author will also give a glimpse on HYSOLARKIT, a solar hybridization kit developed by the University of Salerno.A mild parallel hybrid structure is obtained by substituting/integrating the rear wheels with in-wheel motors;in that way, the vehicle can operate in pure electric mode or in hybrid mode.The main aspect of the projects consists into the integration of state-of-the-art components currently available in the market (in-wheel motors, photovoltaic panels, batteries), and into the development of an optimal controller for the power management.The proposed kit reduces fuel consumption and emissions, thus allowing the vehicle to be driven in ZTL (limited traffic area), with limited investment cost and without invalidating performance and safety.