Lightyear One

[arnis]

And Gen IV is coming soon.

No it's not.

 

[willow_hiller]

No it's not.

The Tesla Semi is soft-launching this year. That leads me to believe they're already working on faster charging solutions.

 

[voyager]

The long rear end might be on purpose for aerodynamic reasons.

Obviously, it helps to reduce drag -and- you get to paste more solar cells to the body. It 'looks' a bit like the McLaren longtail.

 

[diplomat33]

Obviously, it helps to reduce drag -and- you get to paste more solar cells to the body. It 'looks' a bit like the McLaren longtail.

That's a hot car!

 

[RobStark]

No it's not.

Yes it is.

 

[arnis]

Rather than stating something you already stated, could you please be more specific.
Month/Year, Power/specs, what vehicle will use that etc.

 

[voyager]

Solar panel car Lightyear One to launch this year after $48m capital raising

Dutch solar electric vehicle maker Lightyear will bring its first car to market at the end of the year following $48 million injection of capital.

thedriven.io

Dutch solar electric vehicle maker Lightyear says it will bring its first car to market at the end of this year following a $A48 million injection of capital.

However, the company, which is based in the Automotive Campus in the Brainport Eindhoven region in the Netherlands, has not yet signed up a production partner – though it said it was “final stages” of picking one.

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Do 'we' think that it stands any chance in the marketplace? I have often wondered about this 'one trick pony' EV.
The idea of gluing solar cells on a streamlined car body can hardly be called revolutionary... can be copied.

 

[arnis]

Mild solar vehicle at best.
Adding 5% per day on average and calling it solar is as stupid as calling Nissan Leaf solar vehicle - they have solar panels, therefore solar. NO.
If it runs MOSTLY on solar (mostly means more than 50%) then it can be called solar electric vehicle.

Vehicle classification by propulsion system - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[wws]

Mild solar vehicle at best.
Adding 5% per day on average and calling it solar is as stupid as calling Nissan Leaf solar vehicle - they have solar panels, therefore solar. NO.
If it runs MOSTLY on solar (mostly means more than 50%) then it can be called solar electric vehicle.

The original Leafs had like a 5W panel option to basically keep the 12V battery trickle charged. Second Gen Leaf doesn't offer the option.

Some new Hyundai/Kia hybrids and EVs are starting to come with 200+ watt panels in the roofs that can actually add charge to the traction battery. Not a huge amount, but can give a few miles a day while parked in the California sun.

 

[voyager]

Makes perfect sense though somewhere in the Outback for (two-)weekly grocery runs.
But don't get stranded in between.

 

[voyager]

As Lightyear One moves closer to reaching production in the first half of 2022, its prototype testing has seen major milestones met. Last July, the automaker demonstrated that its Lightyear One prototype had delivered 441 miles of range on a single charge.

Lightyear One's recent performance testing shows it will arrive as one of the most efficient vehicles in the world, even in suboptimal conditions

SEV startup Lightyear has updated the public on the progress of its flagship vehicle, the Lightyear One, by sharing efficiency test footage.

electrek.co

 

[voyager]

Dutch car magazine AutoWeek reports that the first 150 Pioneer Edition SEVs have all been sold for 150,000 euro.
The Limited Edition that's to follow up on the Pioneer Edition will cost 100,000 euro more.

DPG Media Privacy Gate

 

[voyager]

During an online global premiere today, solar EV startup Lightyear unveiled the final production-ready design of its first vehicle, the Lightyear 0, formerly known as the Lightyear One. After six years of development, the Lightyear 0 is available for order ahead of first deliveries this fall.

Lightyear launches production version of its flagship solar EV, renamed the Lightyear 0

During an online global premiere today, Lightyear unveiled the final design of its first vehicle, the Lightyear 0, FKA the Lightyear One

electrek.co

 

[voyager]

"We hope to conclude some key investments in the coming weeks in order to scale up to Lightyear 2,
an affordable solar electric vehicle available for a wider audience."

Lightyear zeroes out 0 production to focus on more affordable Lightyear 2 solar EV, following encouraging wait list registrations

Less than two months after its official start of production, Lightyear has suddenly suspended all assembly of its flagship 0...

electrek.co

 

[voyager]

Lightyear did say in a press release that it submitted a request to “the court to open suspension of payment proceedings in relation to Atlas Technologies B.V., our operating company responsible for the production of the Lightyear 0.” The company didn’t stipulate to which court it submitted a suspension request, but according to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, companies can request to have their debts frozen for 18 months, giving them time to reorganize.

 

[ZenRockGarden]

So what I think I'm hearing is the Lightyear 1 (err, Zero, err, whatever) will never happen and they're now taking investor money to hopefully make a Lightyear 2?

 

[Watts_Up]

Just charging an EV using solar panels installed on the roof of an house is already challenging.

So, instead of designing a whole car from scratch, why not using an existing EV,
which has already passed the validation crash tests, like a Tesla Model 3 SR,
and install their own solar panels (on the roof, frunk, and trunk)
and add their own MPPT (maximum power point tracker) DC to DC inverter.

I wonder what would be the additional cost of such option, but let say it would cost $5k,
I think some people would have been interested and this would have been
a simpler way to validate their solar technology.

 

[voyager]

Lightyear declared bankrupt according to latest Dutch media reports.
International media will follow later no doubt.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Lightyear declared bankrupt according to latest Dutch media reports.
International media will follow later no doubt.

Lightyear

Press release.

 

[voyager]

Here’s Why Lightyear 0 Production Has Been Halted

Here’s why Lightyear 0 production has been halted just weeks after it began.

www.autoweek.com