We are Lightyear,
we are on a mission.
Developing the electric car that charges itself.
Our Ambassadors
Lightyear is delighted to be supported by amazing Ambassadors. Thanks to them we continue to grow and thrive towards our very first car – Lightyear One.
Our Mission
Lightyear’s mission is to bring clean and affordable mobility to everyone.
We’re doing this by creating a car that charges itself with sunlight. This solution drastically reduces our dependency on the electricity grid and will make the electric car scalable because of it.
Lightyear is a mission-driven company, focussed on impact.
Our Team
Lightyear is a fast growing company with a balanced team of both seasoned professionals and talented, young, high performing innovators.
Our History
Founded by world champion solar car racers, Lightyear’s experience with solar powered cars goes back to 2012.
Lightyear was started two solar-powered family cars, world championships and a Techcrunch Crunchie Award later.
News
Designing Lightyear One: the solar roof
Simone Regondi — PV Engineer At Lightyear, we all appreciate the unique value of Lightyear One’s solar roof; it is a direct clean energy source and a core technology we are developing. As a photovoltaics engineer I am working on integrating the solar cells, both...
Are electric cars really reducing CO₂ emissions?
Henk de Bruin — Sustainability Advisor As Global Head of Sustainability in a large multinational I have been working on a broad range of topics for many years. I helped define the sustainability elements are relevant for the company and in which parts of the value...
Lightyear receives €2.5M funding through European Horizon 2020 programme
Lightyear receives €2.5M funding through European Horizon 2020 programme The European Innovation Council pilot is investing 2.5 million euros in solar electric car company Lightyear. The Dutch scale-up is one of 17 special SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) companies...
