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Lightyear & Aptera
Another Time Travel Experiment: Solar EV Edition
Alright, time for another time travel experiment. Screenshot captured below for proof.
I really am optimistic for solar electric vehicles. Being able to get places with supplemental energy collected daily from the sun for free! No charge per kWh or minute spent at a charger.
Was bullish for Lightyear for some time, however they’ve run into financial issues getting initial Lightyear zero/one (the expensive, low-volume one) out the door. As of the beginning of this year, they were pulling all the stops to try and get their more affordable, potentially sub-$44K USD, Lightyear Two through its development phases and eventually towards production.
However, they’ve been quiet on the progress thus far. There are lots of other activities happening on their social media accounts, but nothing about the product itself yet.
Aptera, another awesome start-up trying to make a super-efficient solar electric car, could potentially fall into the…
