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15 Jun 2018

Munich start-up Sono receives more than 5,000 reservations for solar-powered e-car

Sono Motors

Munich-based start-up Sono Motors has crossed the threshold of 5,000 reservations for a small electric car that generates power with solar cells spread all over the vehicle. Sono presented the car, named Sion, less than a year ago and plans to start production in the second half of 2019 “in cooperation with a European contract manufacturer”. The present tally of orders is equivalent to sales of more than 100 million euros, according to the company.

Find the press release in English here.

For background, read the dossier BMW, Daimler, and VW vow to fight in green transport revolution.

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