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Sign upLightyear One – Solar electric car
An efficient five adults passenger solar electric car topped with solar cells
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Identification
The Lightyear One is a solar electric full fledged passenger car for five adults with a total 950L luggage space and a range of 800 km.
The car can be driven for weeks without charging from the electricity grid because it is highly efficient as a result of an extreme low air resistance, four independently controlled in-wheel motors with no transmission loss, state of the art solar power panels and electronics enabling the car to charge directly from the sun. Charging speeds vary from 12 km/h on solar, 35 km/h on a normal socket to 570 km/h with 60 kW fast charging. This car reduces the total amount of CO2 over lifetime (make, use and dispose) of 70% compared to a similar gasoline car and reduces the power consumption from the grid substantially, compared to standard electric vehicles.
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October 11, 2019
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Lightyear
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Netherlands
Maturity stage
Prototype testing in the real world
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Visibility ; Funding ; Partners ; Clients
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Result
The grand total of Lightyear 2 pre-orders from B2B partners now exceeds 21,000 units, corresponding to a revenue of nearly €840 million.
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The environmental benefits
- •Emits 53% less CO2 in total (evaluated on a lifetime of 12 years and an average driven distance of 15.000 km/year)
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The Financial benefits
- •Operational costs are 90% lower versus the F-segment price point gasoline car reference
- •A payback time of 5 years
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Europe
Kosovo, Vatican City, Ukraine, San Marino, Slovakia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Slovenia, Sweden, Russia, Serbia, Romania, Portugal, Poland, Norway, Netherlands, Malta, Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Monaco, Latvia, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Jersey, Italy, Iceland, Isle of Man, Ireland, Hungary, Croatia, Greece, Gibraltar, Guernsey, United Kingdom, France, Faroe Islands, Finland, Spain, Estonia, Denmark, Germany, Czechia, Switzerland, Belarus, Bulgaria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Åland, Austria, Albania, Andorra,
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Lightyear
Lightyear's mission is to provide clean and affordable transport everywhere, and for everyone.
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Headquarters
5708 HN Helmond, Netherlands
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