Electric Cars In Every Garage, With Solar Panels
The idea of putting solar panels on electric cars is gaining more traction, both as a charging convenience and as a contribution to grid reliability and resilience.
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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]
Lightyear Is Launching Back Out Of Bankruptcy
The last year has been tough for solar-electric car companies. There are many valid reasons to be skeptical of onboard solar panels powering electric vehicles, and when investors don’t believe in something, they don’t invest in it. Without investment money, getting a vehicle to production can be impossible. And this … [continued]
Solar Powered Accessories For Your EV Road Trip
A combination solar powered flashlight, phone charger, and lamp with extra fold-out solar panels is handy at home and on your next EV road trip, too.
Lightyear Files For Bankruptcy
Lightyear has stopped all new car production and its production company has filed for bankruptcy in the Netherlands.
Thousands Of Solar Electric Cars On Order
The gloves are off: solar electric cars have caught the eye of a leading international fleet operator and its high-flying parent company.
Lightyear 0 Solar-Powered Car Begins Series Production
The Lightyear 0 solar-powered sedan is now in production and will sell for $260,000. A lower priced car is coming in 2025.
CNET Does A Great Job At Covering EVs With Onboard Solar
Even here at CleanTechnica, there’s a lot of skepticism about solar-powered cars. The obvious problem, of course, is that solar power just doesn’t generate enough power per square foot of surface area to get a lot of power out of the top of a car. As one well-known automotive engineer … [continued]
Lightyear Reveals Final Design For Lightyear 0, Gives First Test Drive
Earlier this month, we missed an interesting announcement by Lightyear, a company building solar cars. But luckily, we can still find footage of the announcement on YouTube, so anybody who missed it can still see the event. Plus, there’s now a video out with a test drive of the vehicle, … [continued]
50 VinFast Stores Opening In Europe, 800 Electric Double-Deck Buses for Ireland, 2nd Life Batteries…
As VinFast, a Vietnamese EV company, announced its plan to open more than 50 stores across France, Germany, and Netherland at EVS35, the Audi Environmental Foundation went into the third project phase with nonprofit startup Nunam on electric rickshaws. Battery modules from Audi e-tron test vehicles are electrifying rickshaws in … [continued]
