Lightyear 0 solar-assisted car will go into production this year
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Dutch company Lightyear has announced that this fall it will start making the world's first production car fitted with solar panels.
(CNN) — Dutch company Lightyear has announced that this fall it will start making the world's first production car fitted with solar panels.
The Lightyear 0 will have curved solar panels in its roof, hood and trunk that top up the electric battery as it drives (or remains parked) and the first delivery in Europe could be as early as November.
The company says the car will be able to drive around 388 miles without stopping to recharge, and will have an additional range of up to 44 miles a day from the solar panels. For comparison, that's slightly more than a Tesla Model 3 (374 miles), and significantly more than the Kia Niro Long Range (285 miles).