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Sono Motors revives with solar bus kit, not Sion solar EV

Green Car Reports

Germany's Sono Motors has emerged from bankruptcy, but isn't discussing the fate of its Sion solar-assisted EV. A press release announcing a plan to bring Sono out of bankruptcy did not mention the Sion, a small hatchback designed to use every body panel as a solar panel to boost range between charges.

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Solar E-Clipse 2.0 E-Moto Features A Carbon Fiber Frame & 10kW Motor

CleanTechnica EVs

The new Solar E-Clipse 2.0 continued] The post Solar E-Clipse 2.0 E-Moto Features A Carbon Fiber Frame & 10kW Motor appeared first on CleanTechnica. electric motorcycle looks to be a strong contender in the lightweight e-moto category, with a.

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Sono Motors and MAN Truck & Bus to analyze applications of solar technology in commercial electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

MAN Truck & Bus and Sono Motors have signed a Letter of Intent to investigate the technical and economic feasibility of integrating Sono Solar technology into MAN’s eTGE electric transporter. Sono Motors is developing its own electric car that is suitable for daily use, with integrated solar cells and innovative mobility services.

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Hyundai Motor Group starts building lunar exploration rover development model

Green Car Congress

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has started building an initial development model of a lunar exploration mobility rover in tandem with aerospace partners. Hyundai Motor Group has consistently stated its goal is to contribute to expanding human reach and the scope of human mobility experiences.

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Over 44,000 Reservations for Sono Motors Sion Solar EV

Electric Cars Report

Solar mobility OEM Sono Motors is making great progress in the testing and series-validation program of its solar electric vehicle Sion, and is technologically on a fast track to pre-series production, which is planned in summer 2023.

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Aptera Motors to integrate openpilot driver assistance system into its solar EVs [Video]

Electrek

Aptera Motors is back with its second exciting news update this week, announcing it has selected an open-source driver assistance system called “openpilot” as its official system that will be integrated into its production model solar EVs.

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Sono Motors ends Sion EV development, to focus exclusively on solar tech

Electric Cars Report

The solar mobility solutions provider Sono Group has decided to pivot its business model to exclusively retrofitting and integrating its solar technology onto third party vehicles, and to terminate its Sion passenger car program (‘Sion program’), effective today.

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