Dutch startup Lightyear on Tuesday announced a roughly $80 million investment the firm said will help spur development of a mass-market solar-assisted electric car. Lightyear in June revealed that in ...

Marc Carter is an EV writer and editor based in Los Angeles. He is the founder of The Torque Report; his work has also appeared on Discovery Channel, iMotorTimes, Inhabitat, and more. Haley Mast is a ...

Lightyear has opened a waitlist for its second solar-assisted EV model, which aims for a lower price point and something much closer to mass-market appeal. Straightforwardly called Lightyear 2, this ...

The public relations enthusiasm comes around yet again for these vehicles, as it does for flying cars, but how realistic is ...

Owners of the new Lightyear One solar car might not need to charge their vehicles for months. That’s because the new EV can charge via solar panels while driving for up to 70 kilometers of range ...

It’s a plane! It’s a boat! No, it’s a car! Wait… a dog? A desktop plane? A windmill? Actually, it’s a solar powered toy that doesn’t need any screws or tools to transform. Not too shabby for $20. Not ...

Lightyear, a Dutch startup developing a long-range hybrid solar-powered car, today announced that it has raised €81 million ($81 million) as it prepares to begin production of its first vehicle in the ...

Lightyear, a startup known for developing an expensive solar car, announced its second vehicle, and it’s going to be a much less expensive ~$34,000 solar electric car. After a successful competition, ...

Netherlands-based electric-vehicle startup Lightyear revealed its first model: the Lightyear 0. The car can travel 43 miles per day using energy from built-in solar panels, Lightyear says. Lightyear ...