A lot less expensive than the Lightyear 0, this mass-market EV will be manufactured in the ‘hundreds of thousands,’ the company pledges.
announcement was part of a soft launch that includes a few partially blurred teaser images of the Lightyear 2 and five"clear promises," as Van Laanen called them, that they are making to customers about the car.Thanks to solar panels, thewill need to plug in for charging about a third less often than a conventional battery-electric vehicle and will have half the emissions.
"What makes the Lightyear 2 extra cool is that it's the car that really delivers on the reason we started this company," Van Laanen said."The Lightyear 2 brings clean mobility—theThat broad mission required Lightyear to line up partnerships as soon as feasible before the company's public and fast-approaching plans to start production of the Lightyear 2 before the end of 2025.
"It will be a mass market vehicle, so we're talking hundreds of thousands," Van Laanen said."We're in talks with several vehicle contract manufacturers, and looking at multiple options to bring the car to market both in the EU and in the US, and then eventually Asia."has selected components and analyzed the manufacturing cost structure allowed Van Laanen to make an unambiguous statement on the price:"We will hit the target price point of €40,000," he said.
Lightyear will reveal the new electric car, including full specs and information on any variants, by the end of this year. Lightyear said it already has 21,000 pre-orders of the Lightyear 2 from corporate leasing and ride-sharing partners, including LeasePlan, MyWheels, Arval, and Athlon.Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
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