Lightyear One “solar car” revealed in production form, promises over 300 miles of range

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Lightyear claims its 0 electric car can add up to 6.2 miles of range with just one hour of sunlight.

for a sleek sedan with in-wheel motors and solar panels spanning the hood and roof.

The 0 features a 60-kilowatt-hour battery which the company claims will deliver a range of 388 miles on the WLTP test cycle used outside the U.S. This should still result in more than 300 miles on the stricter cycle used by the EPA.drag coefficient of less than 0.19 Cd Going with in-wheel motors meant the company could save weight and space by eliminating things like transmissions and driveshafts. And those tires are a specially designed skinny set developed by Bridgestone.The car has a claimed efficiency rate of 10.

 

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