WITH democratization of electrical engineeringwe have seen countries that have not yet participated in the car race emerging with promising manufacturers and brands. This is the case Netherlands (the last special DAFs date back to 1975) p Lightyear Company. It is meant to evolve electric models with high autonomy. The first of them Light year 0, put into production this year. It displays the range 650 kilometers, and is the technological laboratory of the brand. This is reflected in its price, the beauty is listed for 250,000 euros. And limited to 1000 copies. To become more affordable, Lightyear is already working on an “entry-level” model, available for a token bar of 40,000 euros: Lightyear 2.

Diminished light year 0

Only a few months after big sister 2 is already showing the tip of her nose! Lighter reveals this in small strokes in recent days. So that we can already have an idea of ​​what it will look like. Appearance, Lightyear 2 is 0 for short. She returns to her silhouette Fastback, with a hood and flat side faces. in expansion autonomy is solar (integrated into the roof) is still in the program. The key word for this Lightyear 2 will be its autonomy. A young Dutch brand I’m already talking about 800 kilometers! A feat, considering price from 40,000 euros . This should be made possible by a less powerful and therefore less greedy power unit energy than model 0.

Playing in the economy for greater autonomy

For comparison, Lightyear 0 has four electric motors, one per wheel. For total power 170 horsepower. Economics would have the Lightyear 2 offer only one engine placed directly on one of the axles. Nothing from the information sheet has been revealed yet, little information gleaned here and there was provided by Lighter at the same time as opening of pre-orders . Rare photographs also testify to a reverse charging technology (V2L). This is a discrete link “ Output power »next to the hatch that puts the chip in the ear on this technology. That allows you to charge any electrical device directly on the car. Lightyear 2 is not not expected for commercialization before 2025this place is currently occupied by his older sister Lighter 0.