Lightyear is making a remarkable comeback by raising €10 million from investors. The company is transforming the auto industry with innovative solar technology to integrate various car models. The technology promises significant reductions in carbon emissions and reliance on charging…
Amidst the backdrop of an ever-evolving automotive industry, Lightyear emerged as a pioneer in solar-powered vehicle technology. Some eight years ago, the company embarked on a bold mission to create vehicles that predominantly run on solar energy, addressing the scarcity…
Bonna Newman will be the new CEO of Lightyear and Marnix Borghouts the new CFO. Lex Hoefsloot, the founding CEO, will remain in the company to support a smooth transition in the coming period and to focus on the longer-term…
Lightyear has secured a strategic investment from two South Korean venture capital funds, Sunbo Angel Partners and Lighthouse Combined Investment. Both funds, with ties to South Korea’s automotive industry and other manufacturing corporate alliances, “have recognized Lightyear’s potential to create…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has brought back fascinating data from its latest exploration of exoplanet K2-18b. The planet, which is 8.6 times more massive than Earth, has shown the presence of carbon-bearing molecules, including carbon dioxide and methane. This…
Lightyear is making a relaunch with the solar car Lightyear2. The Dutch company announced this in a press release this afternoon (Feb. 20). A group of private investors has raised 8 million euros, with which the construction of the Lightyear2…
It depends a bit on which study you pick up, but on average, the success rate of a start-up is estimated at about 20%. So eight out of ten start-ups fail. In some categories, such as deeptech and MedTech, the…
Atlas Technologies B.V.,the company responsible for the production of the solar car Lightyear 0, has been declared bankrupt. Earlier this week, a moratorium had already been filed. Atlas Technologies Holding B.V., which holds the IP rights, and Lightyear Layer B.V.…
The Dutch car company Lightyear announces in a press release to suspend the production of Lightyear 0. The company wants to redirect the focus and resources completely towards Lightyear 2. Lightyear 0 was the first production solar car in the…
Car-manufacturer Lightyear, based in Helmond, will produce 10,000 additional models of the Lightyear 2. These cars have been pre-ordered by business leasing company Arval. This is what Lightyear reports in a press release. The total of pre-orders of the Lightyear…