While it intends to launch in mid-2022 the production of its first solar electric car at 150,000 euros, Lightyear has already announced the arrival of a second model which will be much more affordable. The young company founded by a group of engineering students from the Technical University of Eindhoven (Netherlands) comes to formalize the signing of a contract with LeasePlan. This world leader in fleet management automobiles reserves 5,000 copies of the future Lightyear Two ” whose production is scheduled for 2024/2025 “, Can we read in the press release.
No details have filtered about this electric car solar announced at 30,000 euros except that it will capitalize on the technologies developed for the Lightyear One but will use a smaller battery. The Lightyear One promises a autonomy of more than 700 km thanks to the photovoltaic panels which cover all the flat parts of its body. It will be produced in 946 copies. If it sees the light of day on time and at the advertised price, the Lightyear Two will compete with other “affordable” solar cars such as theAptera or the Sonos Sion.
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