Monthly Archive: January 2023

Lightyear 0 solar EV nixed, as company pivots to Lightyear 2

Lightyear 0 starts production  -  Dec. 2022Netherlands-based Lightyear on Monday announced that it is halting production of the Lightyear 0 solar EV, which it has claimed to be the first production solar car in the world, and instead aiming toward the production of its mass-market, $40,000 Lightyear 2 solar EV due in 2025. “In order to safeguard our vision, we had to decide to...

The Most Efficient 4-Wheel Car Ever Made

Another thing Mercedes did to make the vehicle more efficient was to limit the frontal area. The EQX has a frontal area of 2.12 square meters. This puts its frontal area below that of the Toyota Prius or Tesla Model 3, which are around 2.2 square meters. Weight Reduction & Cooling According to Mercedes, the […]