Green Car Congress
JULY 7, 2023
The research and demonstration projects resulting from this funding opportunity will help enable domestic manufacturing of affordable solar hardware, increase the portion of solar hardware value kept in the US economy, and promote domestic manufacturing of taxpayer-funded technology developments. million each.
Electrek
JANUARY 5, 2023
Less than a month after kicking off production of its flagship solar EV the 0, Lightyear has begun teasing images of its second, much more affordable model, the Lightyear 2. It promises to deliver over 500 miles of range on a single charge with the help of our Sun and start at an MSRP below $40,000.
Electric Vehicles India
JULY 12, 2021
Lightyear ‘One’ solar-electric car ranges 710 km. Lightyear a solar electric vehicle maker has recently tested its Lightyear One prototype car which can provide a range of 710 km on a single battery charge. Lightyear ‘One’ solar-electric car.
Electric Cars Report
JANUARY 5, 2023
Lightyear – the Dutch high-tech company producing the world’s first solar-powered electric car, Lightyear 0 – has opened the waitlist for its second production model, Lightyear 2. Powered by the sun, Lightyear 2 makes electric driving accessible and convenient at a more affordable price point than other long-range electric vehicles.
Green Car Congress
MAY 13, 2019
Most solar cells currently on the market are made of silicon; these are expensive to make and require a lot of very pure silicon to manufacture. Perovskite solar cells, using materials with the same 3D structure as calcium titanium oxide, are cheaper to make, thinner and can be easily printed onto surfaces. —Poli et al.
Cars That Think
APRIL 11, 2024
Several recently published deep-dive analyses commissioned by NASA and the European Space Agency have thrown cold water on the hope that space solar power could affordably generate many gigawatts of clean energy in the near future. Ali Hajimiri is the codirector of Caltech’s space-based solar power project. But we measured it.
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Volkswagen reveals range ratings for its affordable all-wheel-drive EVs. And can hydrogen from a landfill really be greener than that from solar and wind? Volkswagen revealed EPA range. Tesla, Toyota, and Honda are among the automakers pushing back about an EV tax credit that gives a boost to labor unions.
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