Even more unusual is that while its first production car, the Lightyear 0 – the Lightyear One name went on the company’s prototype vehicle – comes with a price tag of €250,000 ...

That figure is on top of its estimated 625 kilometres of driving range provided by plugging into a traditional electric car charger. Lightyear estimates a solar yield of up to 11,000 kilometers a ...

The Lightyear 0 car, shown here in a rendering, will begin production this fall. In addition to charging at plug points, it will get a boost from the solar panels on its roof, hood and trunk.

The Lightyear Zero is a pioneering solar-powered electric car boasting a 625 km (388 miles) range with up to 1.05 kW of solar trickle charging, making it one of the most efficient EVs ever designed.

Lightyear, a Dutch startup developing a long-range hybrid solar-powered car, today announced that it has raised €81 million ($81 million) as it prepares to begin production of its first vehicle ...

However, the Lightyear 0 was an expensive, niche model. The car was to be built by contract manufacturer Valmet in Finland, initially at a rate of just one car per week. Valmet had been due to ...

The price is roughly $265,000, steep for a car in the same category as the Tesla Model 3, which starts at one-fifth that price. But Lightyear intends the Zero to be a proof of concept.

Lightyear was founded in 2016 with the mission of creating the world’s most efficient solar-powered vehicle. The company has reportedly filed 49 patents for its technology and employs over 500 ...

Lightyear looks to bring advanced solar systems to all Today, Lightyear announced the securing of over 10 million euros in funding—its largest raise to date since its restart.

A month earlier, Dutch startup Lightyear suspended production of its €250,000 ($264,450) solar car and filed for bankruptcy. (Both declined interviews for this piece.) ...

The idea of solar-powered cars isn’t new. There’s been a World Solar Challenge, a 3,000 km race through Australia’s Outback, since 1987. This year, a Belgian team won after the Dutch team ...