Lightyear claims its 0 electric car can add up to 6.2 miles of range with just one hour of sunlight.
for a sleek hatchback with in-wheel motors and solar panels spanning the hood and roof. On Wednesday, production finally got underway at a plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland.
The new EV is called the Lightyear 0, and its production is being handled by Valmet, the contract manufacturer that at one time built the Fisker Karma extended-range EV. Valmet is also contracted to build theThe 0 is also an extended-range EV, in a way. There's roughly 53 square feet of solar panels lining the hood and roof, and with sufficient access to sunlight they can charge at a rate of 1.05 kw, or enough to add 6.2 miles of range in an hour, according to Lightyear.
It means that with a full charge of the battery, a 0 as a commuter car could potentially drive for months without needing charging, depending on the length of the commute and access to sunlight. The 0 features a 61.2-kwh battery which the company claims will deliver a range of 388 miles on the WLTP test cycle used outside the U.S. This should still result in close to 300 miles on the stricter cycle used by the EPA.
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