{"id":65326,"date":"2022-07-28T13:52:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T13:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dubizzle.com\/blog\/cars\/?p=65326"},"modified":"2022-08-25T08:16:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T08:16:05","slug":"lightyear-0-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dubizzle.com\/blog\/cars\/lightyear-0-zero\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Lightyear 0 \u2013 The World\u2019s First-Ever Production-Ready Solar Car"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many people today are consciously making greener choices to play their role in saving the planet. This is what made way for electric vehicles. Though electric cars helped tackle climate change<\/a>, and are a far better solution than fossil fuel powered cars, they have certain drawbacks. For starters, there is a lot of pressure on the power grids that power them. This is where the concept of solar electric vehicles, SEV, comes into play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lightyear 0 plays a major role in this regard, being the first-ever production-ready car that will be powered by solar energy. SEVs will not need power grids to charge, they will get all the energy from the sun. Let\u2019s get into the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get Moved by the Light with Lightyear 0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lightyear is an EV startup based in the Netherlands. After six years of being in the development phase, the company officially introduced the \u201cLightyear 0 sedan\u201d to the world in 2022. Previously, solar cars were not available<\/a> but that changes with lightyear 0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the world\u2019s first-ever production-ready solar-powered car. Lightyear 0 has five square meters (16.4 feet) of highly effective solar cells double curved array installed onto the hood and roof of the car. These cells are going to make up for an additional 43 miles of range daily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the solar car charges on the go in daylight and gains up to 70 km of range per day just from the sun, taking range capability, energy consumption and charging to a whole new level. Light year zero has an annual solar yield of 11,000 km. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company claims if a driver only takes a short commute daily, lightyear 0 will potentially drive optimally for up to seven months without charge. You literally get moved by the light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Incredible Specs and Features of Lightyear 0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Image Credits: lightyear.one. Lightyear 0, world’s first solar car gets moved by light quite literally<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The solar car is the actual representation of clean mobility, all thanks to its incredible features. The car has a practical range of over 1,000 km driving range between two charges. The battery range is 625 km (WLTP), and the highway range (at 110 km\/h) is 560 km. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lightyear 0 has a battery pack too that offers 60 kWh, the vehicle can accelerate from 0-100km\/h in just ten seconds, and the top speed for the world\u2019s first solar car is 160hm\/h. These were general technical lightyear 0 specs. Let\u2019s go through other Lightyear zero features in detail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Massive and Bright Range Capability<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The sun is Lightyear 0\u2019s power source. Imagine returning to your Lightyear 0 car after two hours and clicking on the intuitive infotainment system<\/a>, just to discover that range was boosted by 20 km while you were not in your car, all thanks to the sun. It would feel amazing. Lightyear 0 solar cars will be able to yield between 6,000 to 11,000 kilometres of free, unproblematic, and clean range every year, but this will naturally depend on the climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sockets and Cables are a Thing of the Past<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Image Credits: lightyear.one. Lightyear zero garners up to 70 km of range per day from the sun <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For Lightyear 0, sockets and cables are a thing of the past. The dependence level of lightyear for these items is minimal. That said, one can expect an easy ride with a charger plugged in. You can use any outlet as a power charging station. Even the home sockets used to power the toaster can be used to charge the range overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charging speeds considering the amount of range in 1 hour of charging is as follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n