Lightyear Is Launching Back Out Of Bankruptcy

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:33:58 +0000

LIghtyearThe 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 was all on top of […]

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Solar Powered Accessories For Your EV Road Trip

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:36:29 +0000

solar powered charger lamp flashlight wakawaka for EVA 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.

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Sono Motors’ #SaveSion Campaign Extended, Some Investors Came Back To The Table

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:35:16 +0000

At the beginning of the month, I wrote about Sono Motors’ campaign to save its Sion vehicle. For years, CleanTechnica has documented the progress of Sono Sion, from interviews with its officials to the reveal of its car. We’ve been following the company on its journey towards launching a solar-powered vehicle into production. We were […]

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Sono Motors & Bosch Car Service Partner In Europe For Sion Solar-Powered EV Repair

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2022 14:00:44 +0000

The Munich-based solar mobility OEM Sono Motors and the renowned German business Bosch have decided to work together to create a network of auto repair shops that spans all of Europe. All maintenance and repair services will be provided within the scope of the Bosch Car Service workshop concept and will adhere to contemporary requirements. […]

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Sono Motors Debuts Solar Trailers, Solar-Powered Refrigeration To Cut Some Diesel Usage In The World’s Current Diesel Fleet

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 21:30:36 +0000

As the world moves to electrify the transport sector, a lot of progress has been made in the passenger vehicle segment. In fact, the transition to electric mobility is happening a lot faster than a lot of people thought it would. For example, in Europe, 13% of new car sales were electric (21% plug-ins) last […]

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Sibros CEO Took What He Learned At Tesla To Solve A Critical Problem Spanning Industries

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2022 20:37:59 +0000

Sibros CEO and co-founder Hemant Sikaria recently took the time to chat with me about what inspired him to start his company and solve a critical problem for a wide variety of industries. This problem, he told me, had already been solved at Tesla. Sikaria spent five years with Tesla developing Tesla’s OTA system and […]

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Sono Motors’ Solar Bus Trailer Gets Put To The Test in Munich

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:01:10 +0000

Sono MotorsIt’s easy to fall into the trap of purity. A vehicle should be pure electric or pure gas- or diesel-powered — if you’re short of a pure EV, you might as well just be non-electrified. We see college teams doing solar vehicle races where they don’t accept any grid power, which is cool, but they […]

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