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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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Sono Reveals Final Designs For Sion & Solar Bus Kits

CleanTechnica EVs

The Munich-based OEM celebrated the debut of the world’s first affordable solar electric vehicle (SEV), the Sion, in its production design, as well as the unveiling of its novel ‘Solar Bus Kit,’ a scalable B2B solution for public transportation. “We We […].

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Compact pilot plant for solar to liquid fuels production

Green Car Congress

Partners from Germany and Finland in the SOLETAIR project are building a compact pilot plant for the production of gasoline, diesel and kerosene from solar energy, regenerative hydrogen and carbon dioxide. An electrolysis unit developed by Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) produces the required hydrogen by means of solar power.

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GM Energy offering three options for Ultium Home customers; leveraging V2H bidirectional charging

Green Car Congress

The Ultium Home product offerings will be the first solutions to be made available to residential customers through GM Energy, and are designed to provide greater energy independence, resiliency and value, enabling the use of backup power for essential home needs during times when energy is unavailable from the grid. kW AC charge speed.

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SOLETAIR project produces first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar power and atmospheric CO2

Green Car Congress

The SOLETAIR project ( earlier post ) has produced its first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar energy and the air’s carbon dioxide via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. The compact plant is designed for decentralized production, fits into a shipping container, and can be extended modularly. The SOLETAIR project started in 2016.

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Sono Motors unveils a new and improved production design of its Sion solar EV

Electrek

During its inaugural “Celebrate the Sun” community event held in Munich today, Sono Motors debuted the production design of its upcoming Sion solar EV. The post Sono Motors unveils a new and improved production design of its Sion solar EV appeared first on Electrek.

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Sono Sion solar EV unveiled in production form

Electric Cars Report

During the event, the Munich-based OEM celebrated the debut of the world’s first affordable solar electric vehicle (SEV), the Sion, in its production design, and the unveiling of its novel ‘Solar Bus Kit’, a scalable B2B retrofit […] The post Sono Sion solar EV unveiled in production form appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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