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Lightyear 0 - solar-powered production car

16.06.2022

Solar-powered startup Lightyear has unveiled the final production-ready design for its first car, the Lightyear 0, formerly known as the Lightyear One. After six years of development, Lightyear 0 is available for order ahead of first deliveries this fall.

The company has already involved up to 500 people in the work and has concluded deals with more than a hundred suppliers - the machine is already ready for production. Unlike competitors, the novelty in some conditions is able to work without external charging for months.

Lightyear 0 is a family sedan with built-in solar panels with a total area of 5 m2, capable of producing electricity for a day, allowing you to drive up to 70 km. The four-door sedan has a range of 560 km on the highway at a speed of 110 km / h, even in conditions when there is no sunlight.

During WLTP testing, the Lightyear 0 managed 625 km, 4% more than the all-wheel drive Tesla Model 3 Long Range. At the same time, the Lightyear model has 60 kWh traction batteries, and the same Tesla has 82 kWh. The low drag coefficient (0,19) is the most aerodynamic family car ever built, according to Lightyear. Bridgestone's specially designed tires play a role.

It is known that the novelty accelerates to 100 km / h in 10 seconds, the maximum speed is 160 km / h. Although it is inferior to the Tesla Model 3 in this, it charges much faster. At the same time, although even on a cloudless day, solar cells will not allow to fully charge the battery, their contribution is quite large - during the summer day, the car can receive enough solar energy to drive up to 70 km. According to the company, if a driver drives no more than 50 km each day, he is able to drive for months before he finally needs a charging station.

Solar cells are capable of adding a range of up to 10 km per hour, charging from the home power grid - 32 km per hour, when using a charging station with the ability to quickly charge - up to 520 km per hour.

The interior of the five-seater is made from plant-based artificial leather, recycled PET bottles and palm wood. At the same time, for a recycled car, the model will cost indecently expensive - it is unlikely that such prices will help to compensate for savings on electricity. A total of 946 electric vehicles will be produced, deliveries will begin in November this year. Each will cost customers $266. If successful, the company promises to introduce a version with a more affordable price of $32, which is expected to begin production in 2025.

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