Despite asking fans to help save it, the solar-panel-covered German EV is dead
When you think about it, covering a car in glass panels would be dangerous. Fortunately, Sono’s solar cells are polymer-based
Sono needs more money to keep its automotive ambitions alive, but it’s still working on the EV anyway
Sono Motors needs 3,500 more customer reservations in order to save the Sion project
The Sono Sion is powered by a 54 kWh battery pack and a 161 hp electric motor
The Sono Sion is set to become the first mass-produced solar electric vehicle, with a targeted price of $26k
Best-known for the solar-assisted Sion, the company is offering 10 million shares pried at $14-$16 each
The initial public offering of Sono Motors could value the company at $1 billion
The Sono Sion is edging towards production with a 35 kWh battery
The new Sion prototype features a number of production and near-production components
Sono Motors’ all-electric Sion will cost less than $18,000 when production starts this year
According to the electric vehicle startup, this helps maintain a comfortable indoor climate, filter the air and regulate humidity in the cabin
