Germany’s Sono Motors has emerged from bankruptcy, but isn’t discussing the fate of its Sion solar-assisted EV.
A press release announcing a plan to bring Sono out of bankruptcy did not mention the Sion, a small hatchback designed to use every body panel as a solar panel to boost range between charges. Instead, the company is focusing on solar kits for commercial vehicles.
Sono Sion production model
First shown in 2022, the kits add solar panels that can provide supplementary electric power to help run the climate control systems on diesel buses, or refrigerated trailers. This is meant to reduce fuel consumption by relying less on a vehicle’s diesel engine to generate electricity.
After several prototypes, the Sion was revealed in production form in 2022, with production planned by Valmet in Finland. At the time, Sono claimed the built-in solar panels could provide up to 152 miles…
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