Lightyear is proving to be a surprising startup. Production of the Lightyear 0 started in Finland in December, and it will release the Lightyear 2 waitlist on January 5. What we did not expect was to ...

Marc Carter is an EV writer and editor based in Los Angeles. He is the founder of The Torque Report; his work has also appeared on Discovery Channel, iMotorTimes, Inhabitat, and more. Haley Mast is a ...

Over a year ago, Lightyear brought forward a car that seemed to be an environmentalist's personal mobility dream. The solar-powered four-door electric vehicle had a smaller than the industry average ...

In the dreams of a perfect, zero emissions world, the idea of a car that uses solar energy to recharge like the Lightyear 0 made so much sense. The Zero doesn't totally rely on a plug-in source for ...

Lightyear, the high-tech company developing the world’s first solar car, announced Lightyear 0 will be the world’s most aerodynamic production car, with a record-breaking drag coefficient of 0.175 (Cd ...

Lightyear will borrow tech from Swedish supercar builder Koenigsegg for its upcoming mass-market solar-assisted EV. Koenigsegg is also investing in Lightyear, the two companies confirmed in a press ...

You recharge an electric car by plugging it into the electric grid, where renewable solar energy may make up part of the power supply. But what about using solar panels mounted directly on EVs to ...

Solar car manufacturer Lightyear has just announced a major change in its production schedule. As of January 23, 2023 the company will no longer focus on manufacturing Lightyear 0 solar-electric cars, ...

The Lightyear 0 solar-assisted EV has started production at contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive's facility in Finland, Lightyear confirmed Wednesday in a press release. The Dutch startup said ...

Owners of the new Lightyear One solar car might not need to charge their vehicles for months. That’s because the new EV can charge via solar panels while driving for up to 70 kilometers of range ...

As it sits mere months away from bringing its first solar EV to market, Lightyear is once again showcasing the potential of its Lightyear 0. Following a series of drag-coefficient tests in Germany ...