At its “Celebrate the Sun” community event this week, the company unveiled its affordable, €25,126 Sion family car due in 2023 and a new Solar Bus Kit for B2B customers.
This week at its “Celebrate the Sun” community event, solar mobility pioneer Sono Motors GmbH revealed the production design of what it calls the world’s first affordable solar electric vehicle (SEV).
At an estimated net sales price point of just €25,126, the Sion is expected to have one of the lowest total costs of ownership in the medium-size segment that includes the VW ID.3, Kia Niro EV, and Tesla Model 3. Its proprietary solar technology contributes considerably to lower costs by reducing the necessity to conventionally plug-in charge the vehicle.
At the event, the company also unveiled its Solar Bus Kit, a scalable B2B retrofit solution that reduces fuel consumption and inner-city greenhouse gas emissions, thereby contributing to climate protection.
Starting as an idea among friends in a Munich garage in 2016, Sono is now led by cofounders and co-CEOs Laurin Hahn and Jona Christians, with help from CTO Markus Volmer, COO Thomas Hausch, and CFO
