Lightyear halts production of its €250K solar EV to focus on its cheaper model

Citing challenges, Lightyear stops producing its flagship solar EV. Instead, it will focus on the more affordable Lightyear 2.

January 25, 2023 · 1 min · 76 words · Amanda Bradley

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This is expected to go into production in late 2025.

The companys journey has been a long and impressive one.

The solarEVfeatured some stirring in-house tech, promising to be a game changer in a niche market.

Lightyear halts production of its €250K solar EV to focus on its cheaper model

It also came with a prohibitive price tag: 250,000.

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Ioanna is a writer at TNW.

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