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Lightyear locks in €81 million from InvestNL to produce solar-powered car

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Rinke Zonneveld, CEO of InvestNL, stated the company “has been making consistent progress since its founding and holds a promising future for the development of an innovative solar ecosystem in the Netherlands.” It is unclear if either vehicle will be available for U.S. What do you think of the article?

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Lightyear shelves solar EV plans, hires executives to spearhead solar systems for other OEMs

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Lightyear’s new CEO Dr. Bonna Newman (left) and CFO Marnix Borghouts (right) / Source: Lightyear Lightyear looks to provide solar systems to other EVs Per a release out of the Netherlands this morning, Lightyear announced a leadership change that will pivot the startup’s entire business strategy toward on-board solar charging systems.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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We will have similar solutions available for better (but more expensive) nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion batteries.) For Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and other Northern European countries, contact SP Innovation. Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs.

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