Lightyear

Lightyear

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Lightyear is developing the electric car that charges itself. In The Netherlands and Germany, Lightyear One will be able to drive up to 10.000km/year from the solar energy it generates itself. Started in 2016 by world champion solar car racers, Lightyear is now working in their first product with 40 people strong.
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2023
13 Feb 2023

Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles 2023-2033

IDTechEx Report: Luke Gear and Dr James Edmondson
2022
22 Aug 2022

Thin Film & Flexible Photovoltaics 2023-2033

IDTechEx Report: Dr Matthew Dyson
8 Aug 2022

Electric Cars 2023-2043

IDTechEx Report: Luke Gear, Dr James Edmondson, Dr James Jeffs, Shazan Siddiqi and Dr Alex Holland
14 Jun 2022

Perovskite Photovoltaics 2023-2033

IDTechEx Report:
10 Jun 2022

World's First Production Ready Solar Car

Lightyear 0 was unveiled in an online global premiere. The optimised solar roof and holistic design mean that the car can drive for weeks, even months, without charging.
5 May 2022

Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042

IDTechEx Report: Luke Gear, Dr Alex Holland, Dr James Edmondson and Shazan Siddiqi
2 Feb 2022

Future Stationary Energy Storage: Hydrogen, Batteries, Gravity, Gas, Other 2022-2042

IDTechEx Report: Dr Alex Holland
2021
8 Nov 2021

Smart City Materials, Systems, Markets 2022-2042

IDTechEx Report:
23 Sep 2021

Electric Motors for Electric Vehicles 2022-2032

IDTechEx Report: Dr James Edmondson and Luke Gear
2 Aug 2021

Mining Electrification: Vehicles, Generation, Repurposing 2022-2042

IDTechEx Report: Dr Xiaoxi He
2 Jun 2021

Lightyear Netherlands

This start up in the Netherlands leverages research AT Eindhoven University of Technology in solar cars.
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12 Mar 2021

Printed and Flexible Electronics for Automotive Applications 2021-2031: Technologies and Markets

IDTechEx Report: Dr Matthew Dyson, Luke Gear, Dr James Edmondson and Raghu Das
9 Mar 2021

Air Taxis: Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft 2021-2041

IDTechEx Report: Luke Gear and Dr Richard Collins
18 Jan 2021

Sono Motors

Lightyear also makes a solar car, but for the premium segment.
2020
16 Dec 2020

Transparent Electronics Materials, Markets 2021-2041

IDTechEx Report: Dr Xiaoxi He, Dr Richard Collins, Dr Matthew Dyson, Raghu Das and Luke Gear
3 Nov 2020

Electric, Hybrid & Fuel Cell Light Commercial Vehicles 2021-2041

IDTechEx Report: Luke Gear
10 Jul 2020

Sensors 2021-2041

IDTechEx Report: Dr Richard Collins and Luke Gear
26 Jun 2020

Lightyear: A Year Since the Reveal

Lightyear is getting closer to the release of the Lightyear One. This article reveals the milestones of the company in the year since the reveal.
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18 May 2020

Electronics Reshaped 2020-2040

IDTechEx Report:
2019
5 Dec 2019

Visit to Lightyear Solar Cars Netherlands 4.12.19

We attended the impressive launch of the Lightyear One solar family car in June.