| Date | Title | Description |
| 29.01.2025 | In 2025’s EV race, range and smart driving will decide the winners | In 2024, Li Auto sold over 500,000 range-extended vehicles, establishing itself as a key player. Leapmotor, which pivoted quickly to focus on range-extended offerings, became the second new energy vehicle (NEV) maker to achieve quarterly pr... |
| 28.11.2024 | The Future of Work and Energy: Innovations from Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz | In a world racing toward automation and sustainability, two giants are leading the charge: Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz. Each company is unveiling groundbreaking technologies that promise to reshape industries and redefine our relationship wit... |
| 24.11.2024 | Mercedes bets solar paint is part of EV-charging future | It’s been said that Albert Einstein’s genius came from his ability to freely wonder and ask child-like questions way before he even tried applying science-based solutions.
It seems some within the R&D department at Mercedes-Benz might b... |
| 03.11.2024 | The Dawn of Solar-Powered Mobility: Aptera's Bold Leap into the Future | The electric vehicle (EV) landscape is evolving. A new player is emerging, and it’s not just about battery power anymore. Enter Aptera Motors, a California-based company that’s betting on the sun. Their three-wheeled solar electric vehicle ... |
| 02.11.2024 | Aptera’s 3-wheel solar EV hits milestone on way toward 2025 commercialization | EV drivers may relish that charging networks are climbing over each other to provide needed juice alongside roads and highways.
But they may relish even more not having to make many recharging stops along the way as their EV soaks up the bo... |
| 11.07.2024 | Solar car company Squad Mobility receives €1.35M grant | Dutch Solar car company Squad Mobility has been granted €1,35 million as part of a as part of a €12 million tender won by the GIANTS consortium.
Squad Mobility was founded in 2019 by Robert Hoevers and Chris Klok. Both are former Lightyear ... |
| 01.01.2024 | Fintech Lightyear Announces Investments from South Korean VC Firms Sunbo Angel Partners and Lighthouse Combined Investment | Lightyear announced a strategic investment from two South Korean venture capital funds, Sunbo Angel Partners and Lighthouse Combined Investment.
Both funds, with ties to South Korea’s automotive industry and other manufacturing corporate al... |
| 22.12.2023 | Dutch-based Lightyear secures funding from these two South Korean venture capital funds | Read this article in:
Helmond-based Lightyear, a company that manufactures solar-powered cars, announced on Thursday, December 21, that it has secured strategic investment from two South Korean venture capital funds — Sunbo Angel Partners a... |
| 21.12.2023 | Lightyear's solarEV innovation secures strategic investment from South Korean VCs | Today Lightyear announced a strategic investment from two South Korean venture capital funds, Sunbo Angel Partners and Lighthouse Combined Investment. The investment amount has not been disclosed.
In the past six years, Netherlands company ... |
| 16.02.2023 | Can Sono Motors raise enough funds to manufacture its solar EV? | When a company starts a fundraising campaign for a yet-to-be-released solar electric vehicle (SEV) Sion with the hashtag #savesion, you know things aren't going that great.
Sono Motors has less than two weeks to get 1800 new pre-orders (or ... |
| 06.02.2023 | Elon dodges liability, Ford falters and Rivian lays off more workers | The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the full edition of the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free.
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| 31.01.2023 | Sunset for the solar-powered car? Lightyear files for bankruptcy | The sun may be setting on Europe’s dreams of building a solar-powered car.
The Netherlands-based company that produces Lightyear, set to be the world’s first production-ready solar car, filed for bankruptcy in Dutch court last week. Backers... |
| 27.01.2023 | Dutch solar electric carmaker Lightyear in trouble as its subsidiary declared bankrupt | Atlas Technologies, a subsidiary of Lightyear and the company responsible for the production of Lightyear 0, has been declared bankrupt.
A couple of days back, the Dutch company submitted the request to the court to open suspension of payme... |
| 01.12.2022 | Lightyear Begins Electric Vehicle Production in Finland | April Fowell, Tech Times 01 December 2022, 11:12 am
Lightyear has now kicked off the start of the production for the Lightyear 0 solar EV in Finland, as reported by Electrek. It was started by a group of engineering students competing for s... |
| 30.11.2022 | Sibros Goes On E.Go Trip With German Urban EV Company | e.wave X battery electric vehicle produced by German company Next e.Go Mobile SE aimed at urban ... [+] mobility. LIBERDA Media |
| 17.11.2022 | 10 Dutch startups that raised big funding rounds this year and are hiring now | The Netherlands is well-known for its large and successful startups, such as Adyen, Booking.com, and TomTom. And in recent years, there has been a surge in the number of smaller Dutch startups making a name for themselves.
The Netherlands h... |
| 14.11.2022 | EIC's deep tech scaling up drive has raised €527 million in the last year | The European Innovation Council revealed today that its shortlist for European deep tech scale ups, the ScalingUp TOP50, accrued €527 million in new funding over the past 12 months.
It means TOP50 startups have now raised €1.8 billion to da... |
| 12.09.2022 | Стартап Lightyear, разрабатывающий автомобиль на солнечных батареях, привлек €81 млн | Image credit: Lightyear
Стартап планирует запустить производство Lightyear 0 уже этой осенью. Цена электромобиля - 250 000 евро. На данный момент компания предварительно продала 150 машин, а произвести в первой партии планирует около 1000. ... |
| 06.09.2022 | Dutch solar car maker Lightyear receives €81M from public consortium led by Invest-NL | Dutch solar electric car company, Lightyear, announced on Tuesday that it has secured €81M in additional capital from various sources.
The investment comes from public consortiums like Invest-NL and regional development agencies for the pro... |
| 05.09.2022 | Solar-powered carmaker Lightyear raises $85M and gears up for production | Lightyear, a Dutch startup developing a long-range solar-powered car, today announced that it has raised €86 million ($85 million) as it prepares to begin production of its first vehicle in the coming months.
While recent history is littere... |
| 01.08.2022 | The Station: Rivian trims its workforce and a supply chain-tainted earnings season begins | The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox.
Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future mea... |
| 14.07.2022 | Richard Branson backs Lightyear as UK stock trading platform launches into Europe | Lightyear, a U.K. fintech startup that promises consumers commission-free trading on U.S. and European stocks, is officially extending into Europe from today.
To power the expansion, which will see Lightyear land in 19 new markets, includin... |
| 13.06.2022 | Нидерландский стартап представил электромобиль на солнечных батареях. Он может проехать 69 км без подзарядки | Фото: Lightyear
Стартап Lightyear представил электромобиль на солнечных батареях Lightyear 0. Автомобиль стоимостью $263 тыс. может проехать 69 км, используя энергию встроенных солнечных панелей. В 2022 году Lightyear планирует выпустить 94... |
| 12.06.2022 | World’s first solar electric car costs over R4m – here’s what it can do… | Lightyear released its first solar electric car thata will be delivered to customers later this year. Photo: @lightyear_cars / Twitter
The world’s first solar car is scheduled to be delivered to customers later this year. Designed by the Du... |
| 10.06.2022 | Lightyear Sets Sights on 2022 Mass Production Goal for its Solar-Powered Vehicle | Ryan Epps, Tech Times 10 June 2022, 03:06 pm
Given the driving popularity of electric vehicles, evidenced in EY's most recent Mobility Consumer Index report, solar-powered cars will no sooner become even more commonplace as the technology a... |
| 09.06.2022 | Powering up! Dutch startup Lightyear drives in with €81 million to launch solar car this year | Owing to EU laws and regulations, the readiness to adopt electric vehicles is slowly growing in Europe. From 2030, there will be no more Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles sold in the Netherlands and the U.K. and from 2035 onwards 27... |
| 03.02.2022 | The Greek car that is powered by the sun | Greece, Thessaloniki,
Company:
If you are already day-dreaming of your next sunny vacation on a Greek island, it may involve exploring around in a solar-powered rental car. Already known for EV investments and incentives, Greece is still ex... |
| 28.01.2022 | The Lightyear One EV Is Shaping Up To Be Among The MOST EFFICIENT Cars Ever Built | RJ Pierce, Tech Times 28 January 2022, 09:01 pm
The Lightyear One EV just finished a recent high-speed test, and it is looking really good ahead of its official launch.
(Photo : Lightyear )
Lightyear One EV
According to Electrek, the electr... |
| 25.01.2022 | Sibros Attracts $70 Million Investment To Grow Its Over The Air Update Platform | The Sibros connected mobility platform is being used in the solar electric car being developed by ... [+] Lightyear. Sibros |
| 17.09.2021 | Tesla’s Dutch rival Lightyear raises €93.43M to commercialise its solar vehicle by 2022 | With an aim to provide clean mobility everywhere, the Netherlands-based solar electric car company, Lightyear, announced that it has raised $110M (approx €93.43M) in a fresh round of funding. This investment aligns with the company’s long-t... |
| 08.08.2021 | Startup Sunday: Blu Ox backs software scale up by Extensible Energy | In this installment of Startup Sunday, we take a look at three companies making potentially disruptive innovations in solar, energy management, and electric vehicles.Extensible Energy demand response software
Optimizing building energy perf... |
| 08.08.2021 | Startup Sunday: Blue Ox backs software scale up by Extensible Energy | In this installment of Startup Sunday, we take a look at three companies making potentially disruptive innovations in solar, energy management, and electric vehicles.Extensible Energy demand response software
Optimizing building energy perf... |
| 24.07.2021 | Move over, Tesla. These tech startups are working on solar-powered cars with 450 miles range that could forever revolutionize electric vehicles | Tesla is probably the best-known electric vehicle company and the world’s largest electric automaker. While Tesla has been dominating the headlines in recent years, there are a few tech startup companies working on a new type of electric ve... |
| 13.07.2021 | Meet Lightyear One: EV Completed a 710 KM Drive in a Single Charge | Alec G., Tech Times 13 July 2021, 08:07 am
(Photo : YouTube)
Lightyear One has completed its 710km journey on a single charge with matching style to boot. Proudly Dutch-made, the solar electric vehicle completed its longest distance travele... |
| 19.05.2021 | Netherlands-based multinational SHV collaborates with Lightyear, invests €20M in the Dutch Tesla rival | Following the partnership with Bridgestone, the Dutch car manufacturer Lightyear has announced yet another collaboration with SHV, supported by a strategic €20M investment.
Netherlands-based SHV is a family-owned company with operations in ... |
| 12.03.2021 | Dutch Tesla rival Lightyear raises €40.2M to fuel the first deliveries of its solar EV by 2021-end | With a mission to provide clean mobility everywhere, the Netherlands-based solar electric car company, Lightyear, has raised $48M (approx €40.2M) in a fresh round of funding led by Zero Point Holding BV – an investment vehicle of a Swiss fa... |
| 12.01.2021 | What the "green" economy looks like after the coronavirus pandemic | Electric cars covered with solar panels. Solar-powered laptop and smartphone chargers. An AI-driven system to cut the energy use of a home or a factory. This year's annual Consumer Electronics Show puts environmental sustainability and self... |
| 11.01.2021 | Tech Solutions For Global Challenges: Netherlands Pavilion Opens At CES2021 | Netherlands in the USA In the spirit of relentless innovation, this delegation exemplifies the notion that for every global challenge, there is a Dutch solution rooted in groundbreaking technology and unparalleled collaboration.
AMSTERDAM (... |
| 23.12.2020 | 12 Netherlands-based energy startups that raised over €1M in 2020 | The world is increasingly growing aware of the detrimental effects of fossil fuel and is actively seeking an alternative. According to the EEA, “The European energy system is undergoing rapid changes to set the EU economy on a low-carbon an... |
| 15.12.2020 | The Kingdom Of The Netherlands To Showcase Tech Solutions For Global Challenges At CES2021 | Netherlands in the USA The Netherlands is home to ninja innovators across sectors — entrepreneurs and creative thinkers that are solving some of the world’s toughest challenges. As one of CTA's International Innovation Champions, we’re thri... |
| 19.11.2020 | Why Lightyear Could Be The Most Game-Changing Car Company On the Planet | Lightyear One PrototypeLightyear |
| 31.03.2020 | TOP 10 Startup Success Stories: March
Subscribe to our newsletter | Multiple startups are busy with implementing their technologies to fight the corona virus. We already shared a blogpost with you last week, which was dedicated to these startup. But although we mentioned them before, we couldn’t leave them ... |
| 25.06.2019 | Lightyear One is a solar car with a range of 450 miles | A Dutch company has debuted a solar electric vehicle (EV) that can travel 725 kilometers (450 miles) on a single charge. The Lightyear One, a prototype developed by a team emanating from Eindhoven University of Technology, was officially un... |
| 25.06.2019 | Lightyear One debuts as the first long-range solar-powered electric car | Electric cars are better for the environment than fossil fuel-burning vehicles, but they still rely on the grid, which can be variously dirty or clean depending on what sources it uses for its energy. The new Lightyear One is a prototype ve... |
| 25.06.2019 | Lightyear One is a solar car with a range of 450 miles | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
A Dutch company has debuted a solar electric vehi... |
| 04.04.2018 | This SA-born entrepreneur is helping to build a 'Tesla killer' – a car fully powered by the sun | Dutch tech company Lightyear, which has a South African co-founder, is building a vehicle that will be solar-powered.
In a country like South Africa, it could travel up to 32,000 km a year on solar only.
The Dutch-owned company Lightyear ha... |
| 16.02.2018 | ARED – Rockstart Green Challenge DeepDive | Amsterdam (Netherlands), February 2018. Last week, the ARED team was in Amsterdam participating in Rockstart’s Green Challenge DeepDive Program. The program was tailor-made by Rockstart to support the five finalists of the Postcode Lottery ... |
| - | Lightyear unveils its ‘solar’ electric car with 450 miles of range | The Lightyear One, a new solar-powered electric car developed by several times Solar Challenge winners, has been unveiled today and the startup claims an unbelievable range of 450 miles (725 km) on a single charge.
We have been reporting on... |
| - | An EV startup unveiled a $263,000 solar-powered car that can go 43 miles per day without plugging in — see the Lightyear 0 | The Lightyear 0. Lightyear
Netherlands-based electric-vehicle startup Lightyear revealed its first model: the Lightyear 0.
The car can travel 43 miles per day using energy from built-in solar panels, Lightyear says.
Lightyear will make 946 ... |
| - | Watch the latest Lightyear One prototype endure durability testing | EV startup Lightyear has shared the progress of its upcoming Lightyear One solar electric vehicle (SEV) in the form of durability testing with its latest prototype. The video footage shows the Lightyear One prototype navigating a proving gr... |
| - | I drove the $260,000 Lightyear 0, the 'world's first production-ready solar car' — here's what it was like | The Lightyear 0. Lightyear/lightyear.one
The Lightyear 0 is a solar-powered electric car made by the EV startup Lightyear.
The car is set to go on sale by the end of the year and cost 250,000 euros, or about $262,000.
Rodrigo Fersainz got t... |
| - | Lightyear launches production version of its flagship solar EV, renamed the Lightyear 0 | During an online global premiere today, solar EV startup Lightyear unveiled the final production-ready design of its first vehicle, the Lightyear 0, formerly known as the Lightyear One. After six years of development, the Lightyear 0 is ava... |
| - | Exclusive: Bridgestone partners with Lightyear for custom tires on Lightyear One SEV | During a virtual event held earlier today, EV automaker Lightyear and Bridgestone have announced a partnership focused on sustainability that has resulted in a tire engineered specifically for the Lightyear One SEV. The companies consider t... |
| - | Lightyear One prototype delivers 441 miles on 60kWh (+3.45kWh solar) in latest track test | The latest prototype of the Lightyear One solar electric vehicle (SEV) has recently delivered tremendous range, all packed into a ~60 kWh battery pack. This full cycle driving test, conducted on a test track in Germany, has given the Lighty... |
| - | EV startup Lightyear announces largest round of funding yet | The Dutch EV startup Lightyear has announced the closing of a new funding round of $48 million. The EV manufacturer specializing in solar paneled roofs made the announcement via a press release today. The new investment is Lightyear’s large... |
| - | Lightyear | “Lightyear Zero is a Long-Range Solar Car Designed & Engineered by Lightyear in The Netherlands. Designed for Independence.” |
| - | First drive in the Lightyear 0: A genuine solar EV is closer than ever to becoming reality | For the last decade, the cofounders at Lightyear have been working to defy one single, formidable statement – a solar EV cannot be done. Although Lightyear has work to do before its newly rebranded Lightyear 0 solar EV begins production thi... |
| - | Lightyear announces Koenigsegg as investor and ‘technology-sharing partner’ for future EVs, like Lightyear 2 | Solar EV manufacturer Lightyear has announced Swedish high-performance sports car manufacturer Koenigsegg as its latest investor. Furthermore, the latter will join Lightyear in a “technology-sharing partnership” in which both automakers wil... |
| - | Lightyear partners with MyWheels to supply over 5,000 SEV models to car sharing platform | Solar electric vehicle (SEV) developer Lightyear has announced a partnership with The Sharing Group, whose MyWheels car sharing platform is currently the market leader in the Netherlands. As part of the agreement, Lightyear will provide 5,0... |
| - | $30k Lightyear 2 solar EV targeted for 2025 as company secures another $80 million in funding | Solar EV manufacturer Lightyear has welcomed another fresh round of investment capital to help get its first vehicle – the Lightyear 0 – into production this year while furthering development of its second SEV, the Lightyear 2. The €81 mill... |
