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Lightyear Drops Its One Top To Show How It Was Designed & Produced
An electric car that runs on sunlight is bound to get the press going and commenters seething about whether the possibility is practical or not. But even if the technology is not 100% there yet, is it not reasonable to pay attention to the early startups that could potentially become tomorrow’s established electric vehicle (EV) and autonomous vehicle (AV) leaders? In a rarefied field, Lightyear proposes the One, an EV that runs on sunshine … somewhat.
Solar-Powered Electric Car Lightyear One Receives Prestigious Climate Change Innovator Award
We previously wrote about an interesting project called the Lightyear One, a fully solar-powered electric car. The project just recently won the prestigious Climate Change Award at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
1st Solar Electric Cars For Consumers To Come From Lightyear?
Lightyear is an electric car company in The Netherlands whose mission is to develop, manufacture and sell solar-powered cars that will accelerate the electric car revolution by eliminating one of the biggest drawbacks — the lack of charging infrastructure.
Cleantech Worst Case Scenarios For 2024: Investment Collapse
For my last article of 2023, I’m going to write a third article about important challenges the cleantech industry might face in 2024. I’ve already covered political violence and civil war, and the rising chances of a damaging solar storm. Neither of these two outcomes are likely, but they’re worth … [continued]
World EV Sales Now Equal 17% Of World Auto Sales
Record month in September!
Toyota Wakes Up To Find That It’s 2023 & There’s An EV Revolution Going On
Toyota is emerging from its slumber to the reality of electric cars. It announced a bold new plan this week for the future.
Luxury Electric Vehicle Cage Match: Lucid vs. Tesla vs. Everyone Else
The US startup Lucid Motors is still alive, kicking, and ready to crack the electric vehicle code in Norway, the rest of Europe, North America, and Saudi Arabia, too.
Sono Motors Halts Production Of Sion Solar-Powered Car
The Sion solar-powered car from Sono Motors will not go into production, but the company’s solar technology will live on.
Arcimoto Gets More Funding, Goes Back Into Production. Is This Part of a Bigger Trend?
Arcimoto, the 3-wheeled tandem-seating EV company, has been deep into financial problems and was on the brink of bankruptcy. The company had moved into a larger production facility last year, but was forced to pause production entirely due to insufficient funds at the beginning of 2023. This has led to … [continued]
