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From Gridlock to Green — How Solar Electric Vehicles can help achieve a zero-emission future

SEVs are the future of mobility. SEVs can reduce energy consumption, make EVs more scalable, and dramatically decrease EV dependency on the electricity grid. The development of SEVs is crucial to help achieve the Paris Agreement climate targets and a zero-emission future.

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The beauty of efficiency

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Earth Day 2023 — The beauty of efficiency in nature

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Lightyear mission progress 2022

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2022 Highlights — Progress measured by a mission of clean mobility

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Clean mobility solar car lightyear

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Clean mobility is built into our DNA — How our cars tap into human instinct

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Solar panels solar car Lightyear

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Solar panels on any car — the versatility of Lightyear’s solar technology

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Meet Jochem, the Electromagnetics Engineer on a mission with Lightyear

Electromagnetics Engineer, Jochem, has always been inspired by the technologies doing good for the world. In his role with Lightyear, he tells us what it's like to be part of the team producing the world's first long-range solar car, and how he found his own mission in clean mobility.

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solar technology solar roof

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An automotive switch — Solar technology will become the norm for limitless electric driving

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Gliding through nature — coasting with Lightyear 0

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Electric cars energy grid

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Vehicles that power our homes — How EVs and SEVs can rebalance our relationship with energy

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Lightyear 0 solar electric car

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A powerful shift — Why it’ll take more than conventional electric vehicles to scale clean mobility

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