{"id":117616,"date":"2017-11-02T05:04:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T04:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e52.nl\/?p=117616"},"modified":"2017-11-02T05:04:42","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T04:04:42","slug":"lightyear-sells-first-two-signature-editions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/lightyear-sells-first-two-signature-editions\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightyear sells first two “Signature Editions”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lightyear<\/a> sold the first two cars from the Signature Edition. Unlike ‘normal’ orders, for this version of the solar-powered car, the full amount (\u20ac119,000) must be paid immediately. The car itself will then be delivered in 2019. The Signature Edition consists of 10 cars: “The first ten of our brand”, says Tessie Hartjes of the company.<\/p>\n

Of the normal version – for which a deposit of \u20ac19,000 has to be paid – 12 have now been sold, Hartjes told us on\u00a01 November at a presentation in Groningen.<\/p>\n

Below this story,\u00a0there’s a video of Hartjes’ presentation<\/em>
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Tessie Hartjes<\/i><\/center><\/p>\n

The planning is still ambitious: in a year’s time, the first prototype will have to be on the streets, followed by the delivery of the 10 Signature Editions in 2019. By 2020, production should get off to a good start with the construction of the first 140 normal Lightyears. Hartjes also showed how all this\u00a0can be financed: with the first million euros, the concept is currently being further developed, 2 million more is needed to complete the next phase in the first half of 2018, and 8 million is for building the prototype. For the real production phase, tens of millions are needed.<\/p>\n

This money is partly raised\u00a0through selling cars (even if they are not yet built). In addition, convertible loans are being issued, and Lightyear also expects new investors.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Tessie Hartjes explains the details of Lightyear to interested students during a session in Groningen.<\/em><\/p>\n


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Tessie Hartjes presents Lightyear during Let’s Gro Festival in Groningen<\/i><\/center>
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