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Former Audi Exec Sticks With Revived Solar Car Manufacturer Lightyear, Something's Off
Former Audi Exec Sticks With Revived Solar Car Manufacturer Lightyear, Something's Off

31 Jul 2023, 20:45 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Back into the automotive game after a short-term bankruptcy, Lightyear is looking to kickstart its venture into the sector with a couple of seasoned experts

 
Lightyear Will Try a Comeback With a Group of 225 Investors and €8 Million
Lightyear Will Try a Comeback With a Group of 225 Investors and €8 Million

20 Feb 2023, 22:36 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Arnoud Aalbersberg started a WhatsApp group that managed to raise the money the company needed to get back into business

 
Aptera, Lightyear and Sono Motors' Main Link Is Not Being Solar, But Rather Being Startups
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

 
Lightyear (Atlas Technologies) Is Officially Bankrupt, and Lightyear 2 May Go Extinct Too
Lightyear (Atlas Technologies) Is Officially Bankrupt, and Lightyear 2 May Go Extinct Too

28 Jan 2023, 20:22 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The trustee will now evaluate how the Lightyear concept can be continued, but there is nothing to be optimistic about at this point.

 
Lightyear Announces the 0 is Dead – Long Live the Lightyear 2?
Lightyear Announces the 0 is Dead – Long Live the Lightyear 2?

24 Jan 2023, 10:24 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Forget that story about a master plan to earn money with the Lightyear 0 so that it could fund the Lightyear 2 project. It is not going to happen anymore.

 
Lightyear Just Secured a Generous Pre-Order From Europe's Top Vehicle Leasing Company
Lightyear Just Secured a Generous Pre-Order From Europe's Top Vehicle Leasing Company

16 Jan 2023, 14:24 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Lightyear’s solar-powered car just started production in Finland. However, today’s star isn’t the very expensive Lightyear 0. Here’s the deal

 
Lightyear 2 Solar Car Makes Its First Appearance in Official Teaser Images
Lightyear 2 Solar Car Makes Its First Appearance in Official Teaser Images

5 Jan 2023, 16:57 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Expected to arrive by 2025, the affordable solar car from the Dutch company did not seem to wait to get under development ASAP.

 
Lightyear 0 Production Starts in Finland With Valmet Automotive
Lightyear 0 Production Starts in Finland With Valmet Automotive

1 Dec 2022, 10:45 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The plan is to manufacture one vehicle per week in the beginning and improve production in the first quarter of 2023 to reach 946 units

 
Lightyear 0 Proves Another Advantage of Sharp Aerodynamics: Coasting Gets You Further
Lightyear 0 Proves Another Advantage of Sharp Aerodynamics: Coasting Gets You Further

13 Oct 2022, 16:22 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Aerodynamic drag is one of the things that get in the way of inertia. Reducing it to the degree that Lightyear managed to reduce helps it travel more miles

 
Lightyear 0 Will Be the World's Most Aerodynamic Production EV Until the Aptera Arrives
Lightyear 0 Will Be the World's Most Aerodynamic Production EV Until the Aptera Arrives

15 Sep 2022, 09:30 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The last time we checked, the Aptera had a drag coefficient of 0.13, while the Lightyear 0 presents a 0.175 figure, the best one for a four-wheeled vehicle.

 
Lightyear Publishes What Will Be Known as Its Master Plan for Solar Cars
Lightyear Publishes What Will Be Known as Its Master Plan for Solar Cars

22 Aug 2022, 13:04 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It is relatively straightforward: sell an expensive car, and make money with it to fund a mass-production solar vehicle… It should remind you of something

 
Lightyear Receives Koenigsegg Investment; Will Use Its Tech on the Lightyear 2
Lightyear Receives Koenigsegg Investment; Will Use Its Tech on the Lightyear 2

30 Jul 2022, 20:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Only the Dutch company shared the news, which is pretty unusual when it comes to deals celebrated between two relevant companies.

 
The World's First Solar Car Will Be a Fashion Statement at Most, Here's Why
The World's First Solar Car Will Be a Fashion Statement at Most, Here's Why

24 Jun 2022, 23:02 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / I hoped European automotive innovation will sprout a new, real competitor for Tesla. It looks like it won’t happen. Not like this, and not with Lightyear

 
The World's First Production-Ready Solar Car Is Here, Meet the Lightyear 0
The World's First Production-Ready Solar Car Is Here, Meet the Lightyear 0

9 Jun 2022, 21:38 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / After six years of research, prototypes, testing, and trying to get things right, Lightyear brings us the solar car. It’s a proper first