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Lightyear 0 with MyWheels livery

Lightyear announces leadership change to accompany focus on market introduction of on-board solar charging systems

Lightyear appoints new CEO and CFO

December 21, 2023

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Bonna Newman and Marnix Borghouts

December 21, 2023

Lightyear announces leadership change to accompany focus on market introduction of on-board solar charging systems

Youngchan Choi and Lex Hoefsloot

December 21, 2023

Lightyear secures strategic investment from two South Korean investment funds

Lightyear & Arval partnership

January 16, 2023

Lightyear and Arval join forces on sustainable mobility with the pre-order of 10,000 units of Lightyear 2, Lightyear’s mass-market model

Lightyear 2

January 5, 2023

Lightyear opens the waitlist for its first solar-powered vehicle set to democratize the EV market: Lightyear 2

Lightyear COO Bernd Martens

December 7, 2022

Lightyear welcomes new Chief Operating Officer Dr. Bernd Martens to join the Management Team

Lightyear 0 Start of Production

November 30, 2022

Lightyear becomes the first company to start series production of a solar electric vehicle

Lightyear won Golden steering wheel award

November 10, 2022

Lightyear wins the “Golden Steering Wheel” Award 2022

The full ownership over the technology regarding inverters, models, and software marks Lightyear’s first acquisition

October 24, 2022

Lightyear acquires Next Level Electronics’ technology to strengthen drivetrain platform

Windtunnel image

September 15, 2022

Lightyear 0 proven the most aerodynamic production car in the world

The Company remains on track to begin production of Lightyear 0 in the fall of this year

September 6, 2022

Lightyear Secures €81 Million in Additional Capital, Welcomes Consortium of Public Investors Anchored by Invest-NL

July 28, 2022

Lightyear welcomes Koenigsegg as partner and investor

June 9, 2022

Lightyear paves the way for clean mobility with the official launch of the world’s first solar car: Lightyear 0

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