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Hofmeister & Meincke to Distribute Sono Motors' Solar Bus Kit

21st August 2024 – MUNICH, August 21, 2024 – Effective immediately, customers in Germany and Austria can obtain the innovative Solar Bus Kit from Sono Motors through Hofmeister & Meincke.…

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Breakthrough: Sono Motors GmbH’s Insolvency Plan Confirmed by Court and Investor Deal Concluded

7th February 2024 – Court confirmation of Sono Motors GmbH’s insolvency and restructuring plan…

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Promising restart: Sono Motors signs investor deal for its solar integration business, on its path to finalizing restructuring.

27th November 2023 – Solar technology company Sono Motors is looking to the future with new funding commitments…

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Future Tech Watch: Sono Motors’ Sion EV Is Covered In Solar Panels To Soak Up Free Power

28th July 2022 – Since I write about EVs and such, I get this question very often: Why don’t electric cars have solar panels on the roof to charge the battery when the car isn’t being driven (or even when it is)?

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The Super-Cheap Solar-Powered Car Is Finally Here!

26th July 2022 – Who wants a cheap, simple EV that charges itself by the sun? Oh and you also want some moss on the dashboard? Well, you're in luck.

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Fast Company

Park this electric car in the sun and it uses solar to give itself an extra charge

25th July 2022 – From a distance, the Sion looks like an ordinary black car. But when you walk closer to the new electric car from the Germany-based startup Sono Motors, you might notice solar cells covering the doors, hood, roof, and the rest of the surface—456 solar half-cells, to be exact.

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Süddeutsche Zeitung

A bus fills up on sunshine

1st April 2022 – The first bus with a photovoltaic system on the roof is on the road in Munich. This could save 2500 litres of diesel per year and vehicle.

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ZDF

Who will help me to right my environmental wrongs?

28th August 2021 – A fuel-guzzling car, more clothes than necessary, and devices that consume a load of electricity. We are all guilty of this. There are alternatives, however.
From minute 11, Sono Motors and the Sion are introduced.

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Der Spiegel

This Car Runs On the Power of the Sun

24th June 2021 – Electric cars are considered to be expensive and not that climate-friendly. A Munich-based start-up has a vision to combat this. The affordable and solar-powered Sion, the development of which is being decided in collaboration with customers. So, what can this car do?

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