The Dutch company “lightyear”, a car that uses solar energy as one of the energy sources, announced earlier that it had started shipping its first car, which it called “light year 0”.
AndThe company that developed the world’s first solar-powered electric car has officially begun production of its first car, the Lightyear 0, at Valmet Automotive’s facility in Finland, as it seeks to Opening the waiting list for its second model “lightyear 2”, As part of the company’s continuous endeavor to develop its productions.
Thanks to 782 solar cells, the “lightyear 0” car will be able to extend the vehicle’s path to more than 43 miles in a sunny day. But this technology does not come cheap, as the company is asking regarding $ 300,000 for the current model.
In this context, the company reduced the size of the expensive battery and the cost to reduce the price of the second model, and to confirm its endeavor to provide reasonable prices for all electric car lovers.
The price of the new car is expected to be $40,000 less than the previous model, provided that the car’s shape is highly efficient, with a drag factor of regarding 0.175.
Production of the Lightyear 2 is expected to begin in 2025.
