Vlad Mitrache in autoevolution said, 'The five people behind the Lightyear startup are all graduates of the Technical University of Eindhoven, but more than that, they were all involved in the Solar Team Eindhoven. They built the first of a series of solar family cars in 2012. The CEO said they have been building prototypes for years. The dates are stated in their FAQ section. Price starts at €119.000 excluding taxes.Ĭlover wrote on June 30 that 'After spending years developing the race-winning vehicle, the students turned their attention to making the prototype a commercially viable family saloon option, and now has five orders for its €119,000 car.' Stated elsewhere, Lightyear One has a 500-mile driving range and could theoretically cover 10,000 km a year under Dutch sunshine, said pv magazine's Ian Clover.

Lex Hoefsloot, CEO of Lightyear, presented a promotional video about the car on June 29. Even without the sun, the car could run for a significant range.'Īccording to the company website, if you plug the Lightyear One in for 1 hour, you can charge with: Household power socket: (3.7 kW): 40 km Standard EV charging point (10 kW): 110 km and EV fast charger (75 kW): 850 km. In a sunny environment like Hawaii, the car could theoretically run for months between charges. Patrick Caughill in Futurism: 'The vehicle promised will be powered by energy stored in a battery that can be charged both by a standard (3.7 kW) outlet, as well as solar panels in the vehicle's body. Only 3% of the world's population has access to a public charging spot within 15 km and is therefore dependent on third parties to build the infrastructure for them to be able to use an electric car.' As the team stated, 'at present, electric cars have a scaling problem. Many love the idea of an electric car, BUT. If that were your driving future, then you would not have so much anxiety about charging points. In a FAQ section, the team said, in response to 'Can you drive when it is cloudy, or at night, as well?' The answer was 'With the internal battery the Lightyear One will drive up to 800 km without any sunlight.' When not under sunny skies? 'The battery stores energy to ensure you can drive at night.' They have worked on a four-wheel drive solar-powered car and they said it can drive for months -in sunny conditions-without charging. Our goal is to accelerate the adoption of electric cars so that by 2030, one light year will have been driven electric.From a fossil fueled powered light year to a solar powered light year.' 'Currently, all cars of the world combined drive one light year, every year.

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