Aptera, Lightyear and Sono Motors' Main Link Is Not Being Solar, But Rather Being Startups
6 Feb 2023, 11:33 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / They emerged when there was easy money flowing around and the perspective of profitable IPOs, but those times are now gone
SaveSion Campaign Hits Deadline Without Meeting Goal, Sono Motors Now Playing Waiting Game
26 Jan 2023, 19:55 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The question now is: will anybody believe Sono Motors when it announces the Sion will proceed because the campaign went as planned?
Sono Motors Gets Fully Paid for 1,224 Sions, Still 2,276 EVs Away from Saving the Project
28 Dec 2022, 12:21 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / After 20 days of the 50-day campaign, Sono Sion fans have to step on the gas if they want the solar hatchback to see the daylight
Sono Motors May Ditch Sion Program If Reservation Holders Do Not Help It Keep Going
8 Dec 2022, 19:17 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The first affordable solar car may only see the daylight if 3,500 brave reservation holders pay the total price for the Sion
Sono Motors Wants Continental to Help Even More With Developing the Sion Solar Hatchback
21 Nov 2022, 16:06 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The German supplier already helped Sono develop the electric motor the Sion uses. Now, it will give the hatch an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS)
Munich-Based Sono Motors Is Teaming Up With Bosch for Aftermarket Servicing
11 Nov 2022, 19:21 UTC · By: Alexandru Boghiu / Select Bosch car service locations throughout Germany will be authorized to provide maintenance and repair services for owners of the Sion solar vehicle
Sono Motors Goes to New York and Other U.S. Cities, Wonders About Selling the Sion There
11 Oct 2022, 22:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The new electric hatchback’s production will only start in the second half of 2023, which may give the company to homologate it to American customers
Sono Motors Lands Another Order for Its Sion Solar Vehicle, Will Sell 12,600 Units to FINN
8 Sep 2022, 09:11 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Sono Motors keeps growing its reservation list for the "world's first solar electric vehicle", the Sion, with FINN recently agreeing to buy 12,600 units
Sono Motors Already Earned €40 Million From Buyers Without Delivering a Single Sion
5 Sep 2022, 08:16 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The last time we checked, Tesla had received 1.5 million reservations for the Cybertruck. At $100 a pop, that has made the company earn $150 million without del
Sono Motors Releases Final Specifications for the Sion SEV – It Will Cost €25,126
26 Jul 2022, 01:01 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / While the Lightyear 0 was revealed and the Aptera gets closer to production, Sono Motors owed solar car fans an alternative: wait for it in 2023
The Company Behind the Sion SEV Is Also Working on a Solar-Powered Refrigerated Trailer
1 Jun 2022, 12:13 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Sono Motors teamed up with refrigerated trailers specialist Chereau to build the first solar trailer. It will be covered by 634 sq. ft. of solar panels.
Sono Motors to Test Its Solar Tech for Buses in Munich for the First Time
31 Mar 2022, 17:53 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Sono Motors partnered up with local transport company MVG to test its solar technology in real conditions on the streets of Munich
Sono Motors Enters a New Production Phase for Its Sion SEV, Is Building a Test Fleet
15 Mar 2022, 09:11 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Sono Motors is now building a fleet of 37 series-validation vehicles, reaching a new milestone in the production process of its Sion solar electric vehicle
Sono Motors Announces World's First Bidirectional AC Wallbox to Go With Its Sion SEV
2 Sep 2021, 09:43 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Sono Motors announced the world's first bidirectional AC wallbox that turns its Sion solar electric vehicle into a mobile power plant.
More Miles and Better Charging Rates for the World's First Solar Electric Car
29 Jun 2021, 07:49 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Sion, the world's first SEV (solar electric vehicle), now comes with an even more powerful battery, offering an increased range and charging rates.
World’s First Solar EV, Sion by Sono, Breaks Cover as Pre-Production Prototype
17 Jan 2021, 06:34 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / German startup reveals second-gen solar-powered hybrid car at CES 2021 in virtual presentation, promises a 255 km (158.5 mile) range per charge
Sion by Sono Motors is The Solar-Powered Car of the Green Future
8 Aug 2018, 12:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / New car will also be electric, light and cheap. Production starts in the second half of 2019 in Germany, and the car will effectively sell in 2020