News

The latest Lightyear news

AllNews (46)Blog (37)Tech progress (16)Video (2)
The beauty of efficiency

Blog —

Earth Day 2023 — The beauty of efficiency in nature

Earth Day is a time to celebrate the beauty of nature and to reflect on how we can protect our planet for future generations. One of the most striking things about nature is its efficiency – the way that living things are able to do so much with so little.

4 min reading>
Lightyear mission progress 2022

Blog —

2022 Highlights — Progress measured by a mission of clean mobility

3 min reading>
Clean mobility solar car lightyear

Blog —

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

4 min reading>

Subscribe to our mailing list to help turn the wheels of change

I agree with Lightyear processing my personal data in line with its privacy policy.

Solar panels solar car Lightyear

Blog —

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

4 min reading>
Close up motor

Blog —

Meet Jochem, the Electromagnetics Engineer on a mission with Lightyear

4 min reading>
solar technology solar roof

Blog —

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

Electric cars are crucial to our planet’s preservation, but we believe their potential remains untapped. In this blog, we explain why we foresee that cars will become solar electric as we soar towards a more sustainable and convenient vein of driving.

4 min reading>
Coasting solar powered car lightyear

Blog —

Gliding through nature — coasting with Lightyear 0

3 min reading>
Electric cars energy grid

Blog —

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

5 min reading>
Lightyear 0 solar electric car

Blog —

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

5 min reading>

Blog —

A bold, bright strategy — “Lightyear 0 is the stepping stone to make solar electric cars accessible to the masses”

3 min reading>

Join our mission of clean
mobility!

Subscribe to our mailing list to help turn the wheels of change

I agree with Lightyear processing my personal data in line with its privacy policy.

About Lightyear

We design for independence and convenience. We create clean solar electric cars that can drive off-grid and into all of life's adventures.

Follow us

European Flag Icon

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 848620