Lightyear commences small-scale production of solar roof
Lightyear has started preliminary production of solar roofs for external car manufacturers.
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Lightyear wanted to reinvent the wheel
Well into the 21th century, the Brainport hasn’t shaken off the not-invented-here syndrome.
Lightyear announces relaunch with 100 people
Lightyear is continuing its mission by setting up a new company fully focused on model 2, its affordable solar electric vehicle.
Lightyear sacrifices its flagship to keep its dream alive
With the Lightyear 0 having been declared bankrupt, the Helmond-based solar car trailblazer wants to go all-in on its low-end model 2.
Next Level Electronics acquisition gives Lightyear freedom in power converters
For years, a dozen engineers within Next Level Electronics developed power converters outside office hours, while most of them worked part-time for Lightyear. Lightyear’s acquisition of NLE straightens this out.
Lightyear levels up its drivetrain platform with tech acquisition
Less than two months ago, Lightyear announced an €81M injection of cash aimed at accelerating and expanding its clean-mobility ambitions.
Lightyear gets €81M boost for models 0 and 2
Solar car trailblazer Lightyear has received 81 million euros in additional capital.
Five Dutch companies rank among top 50 European deep-tech scale-ups
Five Dutch deep-tech companies have been included in the EIC Scalingup Top 50: Effect Photonics (tunable optical transceivers), Lightyear (solar car), Photanol (bacteria-driven chemical synthesis), Physee (power-generating windows, link in Dutch) and Smart Photonics (integrated photonics contract manufacturing).
Leaseplan reserves 5,000 Lightyear Twos
Lightyear has signed a follow-up agreement with Leaseplan to reserve 5,000 cars of its second model, which is scheduled to go into production by 2024/2025.
Lightyear’s solar roof absorbs €3.8M RVO investment
Dutch EV developer Lightyear has revealed its latest investment.
