Category: Aspiring OEMs

10 YEARS OF THE ZERO IN SWEDEN….

Stefan and Ulf are our GBS dealers in Sweden and this year we are celebrating 10 years of Zero in Sweden. It all started in June 2008 when Stefan and Ulf first visited the GBS Factory to meet us and to see what we do. Few words from Stefan and Ulf “The visit was the… Continue reading 10 YEARS OF THE ZERO IN SWEDEN….

Apollo Automobil Intensa Emozione “IE” completes another successful round of Testing in collaboration with technical partner, HWA AG

Germany,  October 5th, 2018 Apollo Automobil Intensa Emozione “IE” completes another successful round of Testing in collaboration with technical partner, HWA AG OCTOBER 2018  The Apollo Automobil Intensa Emozione “IE” gets closer to production as it completes another successful round of dynamic development in collaboration with technical partner, HWA AG. Recent multi-day endurance test took… Continue reading Apollo Automobil Intensa Emozione “IE” completes another successful round of Testing in collaboration with technical partner, HWA AG

NAVYA and AXA launch a partnership to develop insurance solutions tailored to autonomous vehicles

3 October 2018 NAVYA and AXA launch a partnership to develop insurance solutions tailored to autonomous vehicles To mark the opening of the 2018 Paris Motor Show, NAVYA, a leading company in the autonomous vehicle market and in smart and shared mobility solutions, and AXA, a global leader in insurance and asset management, announce the… Continue reading NAVYA and AXA launch a partnership to develop insurance solutions tailored to autonomous vehicles

Japan’s Aspark Owl Electric Hypercar Now Has 1150 HP and Goes For $3.6 Million

Photo: Aspark The seemingly ever-changing Aspark Owl electric hypercar is back on the auto show circuit after its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show back in 2017. It showed up to this year’s Paris Motor Show now claiming to have 1,150 horsepower and a non-refundable deposit ask of just $1.15 million. That deposit gets you… Continue reading Japan’s Aspark Owl Electric Hypercar Now Has 1150 HP and Goes For $3.6 Million

$3.6 million Aspark Owl electric supercar preorders begin

Japan’s Aspark is taking preorders for its battery-electric Owl at the Paris Motor Show, promising deliveries starting in mid-2020 for the supercar, first revealed a year ago in Frankfurt, that promises a sprint time of less than 2 seconds. Bloomberg reports the Japanese engineering firm is taking nonrefundable deposits of 1 million euros — about… Continue reading $3.6 million Aspark Owl electric supercar preorders begin

New Land Rover Defender “leaked” in new spy photos

THE UPCOMING Land Rover Defender has been spotted on the road for the first time, in new “spy shots” of a development car. Caught on camera near Jaguar Land Rover’s R&D centre in Warwickshire, the “leaked” prototype provides the first glimpse of the direction in which Land Rover plans to take its upcoming off-roader. Though… Continue reading New Land Rover Defender “leaked” in new spy photos

NAVYA and Charlatte Manutention joining forces to develop and market autonomous industrial vehicles

1 October 2018 NAVYA and Charlatte Manutention joining forces to develop and market autonomous industrial vehicles Villeurbanne, France, October 1st, 2018 – 6:00 pm CEST – NAVYA (FR0013018041- NAVYA), a leading company in autonomous vehicles and in smart and shared mobility solutions, and Charlatte Manutention, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of electric and combustionbased… Continue reading NAVYA and Charlatte Manutention joining forces to develop and market autonomous industrial vehicles

Jim Ratcliffe of Ineos steers his £700m off-road car dream off Scottish tracks

The billionaire industrialist Jim Ratcliffe has ruled out Scotland as the base for his £700m project to build a new hi-tech, off-road car, amid suggestions his strained relationship with the Scottish government was a factor. The news comes months after Ratcliffe, the UK’s richest man and founder of chemicals giant Ineos, which owns the Grangemouth… Continue reading Jim Ratcliffe of Ineos steers his £700m off-road car dream off Scottish tracks

Designing Lightyear One: Aerodynamics

Annemiek Koers — Exterior Architect

With aerodynamics we study how well the air flows around the car. Our job at the Aerodynamics team is to ensure that the air will move along the curves of the car as smoothly as possible. Because we stop the air from moving in swirls, into holes or into interstices, we reduce friction between the car and the air. We want the car to cut through the air just like a raindrop – the ultimate example of an aerodynamic object.

So now the question is: Why does this matter? Since we do not have an infinite surface for our solar panels there is only a certain amount of energy available to the car, especially if you want to drive on solar energy only. We want to use the energy that is available as efficiently as possible. To do so the car needs to glide through the air: we want low air resistance. We want to give you the longest possible solar range. The less energy the car wastes moving air, the further the car can get on the same energy. For this..