Category: Aspiring OEMs

(Dutch) Zonne-auto kamervragen beantwoord

Robert Hoevers — Business Development Manager

Al geruime tijd vraagt Lightyear in de media maar ook in bestuurlijk en politiek Den Haag om aandacht voor het concept van de super efficiënte zonneauto.

Lightyear One revolutioneert elektrische mobiliteit.
Lightyear One is meer dan een elektrische auto met een zonnepaneel op het dak. Het integrale concept van de elektrische auto is in Lightyear One vanaf de grond opnieuw ontworpen met minimale CO2 uitstoot als doel. Het team van 100 getalenteerde ingenieurs van Lightyear is versterkt door veteranen uit de autoindustrie van over de hele wereld en meervoudig wereldkampioenen uit de diverse Nederlandse solar teams.

Samen ontwikkelen zij in Helmond de eerste ‘native’ zonneauto ter wereld, een zonneauto die geen aanpassing is van eerdere auto’s maar met recht zijn eigen soort. Lightyear One revolutioneert elektrische mobiliteit. In Nederland kan er tot 10,000 km per jaar op de zon gereden worden, in landen met meer zon loopt het..

Lister Motor Company designates the Thunder as LFT-666 for production – Evo

Lister Motor Company has officially launched its production-specification LFT-666 – the sinister 666bhp Jaguar F-type-based model it revealed as the Thunder earlier this year. As well as the new designation Lister has also further refined the model for customer cars, with new Lister-designed carbonfibre body panels, updated interior components and a revised suspension tune for… Continue reading Lister Motor Company designates the Thunder as LFT-666 for production – Evo

Hands up who remembers the mad, 225mph Noble M600? – Top Gear

Have we mentioned the carbon yet? Noble – long-time purveyors of rather sublime to drive supercars – has confirmed that a British Racing Green, carbon-fibre M600 will make an appearance at the London Motor Show. It is called the M600 CarbonSport. And as the name suggests, it features dashes of carbon fibre throughout. Exposed carbon fibre,… Continue reading Hands up who remembers the mad, 225mph Noble M600? – Top Gear

Rivian R1T all-electric pickup revealed – WJAC Johnstown

With the Rivian R1T pickup revealed this morning, just ahead of the Los Angeles auto show, and the R1S SUV expected to be shown here this week, a Michigan-based electric-vehicle startup called Rivian might have something that’s been a long time coming: the first widely available fully electric light-duty pickup. Along with that, it might… Continue reading Rivian R1T all-electric pickup revealed – WJAC Johnstown

Bollinger Motors teases a rugged electric pickup truck with 200 miles of range – The Verge

Bollinger Motors, a small EV startup from New York, has announced a follow-up to the eye-catching all-electric B1 SUV that debuted last year. The small company’s next electric vehicle is a pickup truck called the B2, which will offer about three extra feet of length for storing more stuff in the bed. The B2 will… Continue reading Bollinger Motors teases a rugged electric pickup truck with 200 miles of range – The Verge

Bollinger Motors shows off pickup version of its electric SUV – CNET

Bollinger Motors is an electric vehicle startup, but unlike luxury sedan startups Faraday Future and Lucid Motors, Bollinger is interested in building elemental vehicles designed to get dirty. The company showed its B1 electric SUV to the public at the 2017 LA Auto Show to much acclaim, and now it’s teasing us with its B2 Pickup… Continue reading Bollinger Motors shows off pickup version of its electric SUV – CNET

Bollinger updates all-electric B1 truck design with removable glass – Electrek

Bollinger Motors, a New York-based electric vehicle startup, is working to bring to market a unique all-electric truck: the Bollinger B1. The startup has now released a new design of the 4-door version of the all-electric truck with removable glass. The Bollinger B1 is being designed to have the most simple line possible and be easy… Continue reading Bollinger updates all-electric B1 truck design with removable glass – Electrek

Zenos Cars lives on after finding new investors – Evo

Zenos Cars, which went into administration three months ago, has found a group of buyers for the company’s assets securing a future for the marque. The new owners are a collection of investors, some of whom include the backers of another British sports car manufacturer, AC Cars.  The administrators who were tasked with finding a… Continue reading Zenos Cars lives on after finding new investors – Evo