The original concept was revealed back in 2019. Now, just three years later, the Lightyear 0 solar car has entered production. The sleek hatchback is the world's first solar-powered vehicle and ...

Marc Carter is an EV writer and editor based in Los Angeles. He is the founder of The Torque Report; his work has also appeared on Discovery Channel, iMotorTimes, Inhabitat, and more. Haley Mast is a ...

The team behind Lightyear started with a dream. They wanted to be pioneers in the field of zero-emission transport. It took them six years. Now the Lightyear 0 is here as the first proper solar car ...

Netherlands-based aspiring EV maker Lightyear spent six years working on a car rechargeable by the sun. Now it’s possible the light has gone out. Lightyear production company Atlas Technologies filed ...

Solar-powered cars face significant challenges due to limited space for solar panels and high energy requirements for driving. Some companies, like Lightyear, are developing solar EVs but face ...

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Lightyear will borrow tech from Swedish supercar builder Koenigsegg for its upcoming mass-market solar-assisted EV. Koenigsegg is also investing in Lightyear, the two companies confirmed in a press ...

Owners of the new Lightyear One solar car might not need to charge their vehicles for months. That’s because the new EV can charge via solar panels while driving for up to 70 kilometers of range ...

Sun-driven car prototypes have been around for more than 50 years, but at-scale production of these designs wasn’t available until recently. Now, with major improvements in lithium battery ...