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Most important strategic decision in Sono Motor’s history: Community to decide about the future of the Sion, the solar-electric passenger car.

8th December 2022 – MUNICH, Germany, 8 December 2022 – Jona Christians and Laurin Hahn, CEOs and co-founders of Sono Motors, make statement regarding the #saveSion campaign.…

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Third Quarter 2022: Increase in Reservations and Multiple International Partnerships Signed

8th December 2022 – Sono Motors’ Revenues Six Times Higher Compared to Q2 2022…

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Sono Group N.V. to Raise $31.1 Million via Convertible Debentures

8th December 2022 – Convertible Debentures Position Sono Group N.V. to Raise Some of the External Funding Needed Until Start of Production of the Sion, Sono Motors’ Solar Electric Vehicle (SEV).…

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Sono Motors Expands Cooperation With Continental for Development of Solar Electric Vehicle Sion

21st November 2022 – The Sion Series-Validation Vehicles Are Being Equipped With Several Hardware and Software Solutions From Technology Company Continental.…

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Sono Motors and Pepper Debut Electric Bus With Solar Technology

17th November 2022 – Sono Motors and Pepper Electric Bus With Solar Technology Makes On-Street Debut.…

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Sono Motors and Bosch Automotive Aftermarket Confirm Long-term Europe-wide Partnership

10th November 2022 – The Munich-based Solar Mobility OEM Sono Motors and the Long-Established German Company Bosch Will Collaborate for Servicing and Repairing the Sion Within the Framework of the Bosch Car Service…

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Sono Motors Receiving Broad Interest for Its Solar EV in the U.S. Including Award Winning Actor Whoopi Goldberg

1st November 2022 – Sono Motors Concludes U.S. Tour With ‘Sion’, Which Has the Potential to Become the World’s First Affordable Solar Electric Vehicle (SEV), Hundreds of Attendees, Including Whoopi Goldberg, Show…

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Sono Motors Debuts Affordable Solar Electric Vehicle, ‘Sion’, for First Time in the U.S.; Kicks Off Multi-City Solar Mobility Tour

11th October 2022 – Sion, which Sono Motors believes will be the world’s first affordable solar electric vehicle (SEV) showcased at Times Square in New York, kicking off a three-week cross-country tour including stops…

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Sono Motors Gains Scania and LLT as New Customers

6th October 2022 – Sono Motors Gains Scania and LLT as New Customers, Putting Buses With Solar Technology on the Road in Luleå, Sweden.…

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Sono Motors Debuts at IAA Transportation With Four Solar Trailer Premieres

19th September 2022 – In Hall 26, Booth C02, Visitors Can Experience Sono Motors’ Complete Range of Solar Technology for Its Three Key Industries - Buses, Electric Transporters as Well as Refrigerated Vehicles…

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Second Quarter 2022: Increasing Orders for ‘Sion’ Solar-Electric Passenger Car and More B2B Solar-Retrofit Projects

8th September 2022 – Sono Motors’ Revenues in the Second Quarter 2022 Exceed First Quarter 2022 Revenues.…

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FINN Intends to Purchase 12,600 Sion from Sono Motors to Be Used in a Sustainable Fleet

7th September 2022 – FINN and Sono Motors Signed a Letter of Intent Concerning the Reservation and Purchase of 12,600 Sion…

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Sono Motors to Partner With ÖPNV-Service for Solar Retrofit Implementation

6th September 2022 – Sono Motors Signs Letter of Intent (LoI) With ÖPNV-Service Hagen…

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Sono Motors Reaches 20,000 Reservations for Its ‘Sion’ Solar-Electric Passenger Car

1st September 2022 – As of 1 September 2022, Munich-Based Solar Mobility OEM Sono Motors Reported More Than 20,000 Direct Consumer Reservations, With an Average Down Payment of about €2,000…

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IAA Transportation – Sono Motors to Premiere Several Commercial Vehicles With Solar Solutions

18th August 2022 – Sono Motors to Debut Multiple Commercial Vehicles With Solar Solutions and the All New Solar Bus Kit at IAA Transportation in Hanover, 19 - 25 September, Hall 26 Booth C02 …

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Sono Motors Unveils Production Design of Its ‘Sion’ Solar-Electric Passenger Car And ‘Solar Bus Kit’ For Public Transportation Fleets

25th July 2022 – Munich-Based Solar Mobility OEM Sono Motors Mark Two World Premieres at Its First “Celebrate the Sun” Community Event…

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“Find a Community” – Sono Motors Expands Carsharing With Innovative Service

5th July 2022 – Launch of the Sono Motors Carsharing App Developed by Sono Motors, Which Makes Every Private Car Accessible to a Self-Defined Community…

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First Quarter 2022: Sono Motors Further Accelerates B2B Customer Projects for Solar Integration

22nd June 2022 – Revenues in the First Quarter 2022 Already Exceed Full-Year 2021 Revenues. …

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Sono Motors Cooperates With Logistics Provider Rhenus to Optimize Solar Technology

15th June 2022 – Rhenus Group Test Vehicle Equipped With Sono Solar Metrology …

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Sono Group Announces $150 Million Committed Equity Facility

13th June 2022 – Committed Equity Facility Positions Sono Group to Raise Some of the External Funding Needed Until Start of Production.…

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Sono Motors and CHEREAU Sign Contract to Enter the Market for Solar-Powered Refrigerated Trailers

1st June 2022 – Solar Technology to Provide Refrigerated Trailers With up to 9.8 kW Peak, Save Approx. 3,400 Liters of Fuel and Reduce Approx. 9 Tonnes of Local CO2-Emissions per Year per Vehicle…

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Sono Motors Announces Closing of Follow-on Offering

3rd May 2022 – Munich, Germany – Sono Group N.V. (Nasdaq: SEV; “Sono Motors” or the “Company”) announced today the closing of its previously announced…

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Sono Motors Announces Pricing of Follow-on Offering

29th April 2022 – Munich, Germany – Sono Group N.V. (Nasdaq: SEV; “Sono Motors” or the “Company”) announced today the pricing of its follow-on offering of…

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Sono Motors Announces Follow-on Offering

26th April 2022 – Munich, Germany – Sono Group N.V. (Nasdaq: SEV; “Sono Motors” or the “Company”) announced today the launch of a proposed follow-on offering of 10,000,000 ordinary shares,…

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Full Year 2021 Corporate Update: Sono Motors Solar Technology Delivered to Several Partners and Sion Production Capacity Secured

19th April 2022 – Several B2B Projects for Solar Integration Delivered, Including Solar Buses for Public Transport in Q1 2022, Last Mile Delivery Truck and US RV Retailer in 2021.…

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New Partnership – Sono Motors to Produce Sion Solar Electric Vehicle at Valmet Automotive

5th April 2022 – Sono Motors and Valmet Automotive Announce the Signing of a Term Sheet Concerning the Production of the Sion Solar Electric Vehicle (SEV) At Valmet Automotive’s Production Line in Uusikaupunki,…

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Sono Motors Technology Used for Munich’s First Solar Bus — MVG to Put Solar Bus Trailer Into Operation

31st March 2022 – Sono Motors Innovative Solar Technology for Buses Is Used in Real Conditions in Munich for the First Time…

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Sono Motors Enters Series-Validation Phase

14th March 2022 – Components, Vehicle Parameters and the Final Sion Design Have Been Defined…

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Sono Motors Introduces Supervisory Board

25th November 2021 – In Addition to Automotive and Financial Experts, the Five-Member Supervisory Board Is Made up of Community and Employee Representatives…

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Sono Motors Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering and Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares

19th November 2021 – Sono Group N.V. (NASDAQ: SEV) (parent company to “Sono Motors GmbH”, “Sono Motors” or the “Company”) announced today the closing of its initial public offering of an aggregate of…

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Sono Motors IPO: SEV Starts Trading on Nasdaq

17th November 2021 – Sono Group N.V. (NASDAQ: SEV) (parent company to “Sono Motors GmbH”, “Sono Motors” or the “Company”), the Company that seeks to revolutionize the future of solar-powered transportation,…

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Sono Motors Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

17th November 2021 – Sono Group N.V. (parent company to “Sono Motors GmbH”, “Sono Motors” or the “Company”) announces the pricing of its initial public offering of 10,000,000 common shares at a price to the…

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Sono Motors Announces Launch of Initial Public Offering

8th November 2021 – Sono Group N.V. (parent company to “Sono Motors GmbH”, “Sono Motors” or the “Company”) today announced that it has commenced an initial public offering of 10,000,000 common shares. The…

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Sono Motors Reaches 15,000 Reservations

28th October 2021 – To Date, Munich-Based Mobility Provider Sono Motors Has Received Over 15,000 Direct Consumer Reservations, With an Average Down Payment of $3,300…

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Sono Motors Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

22nd October 2021 – Sono Group N.V. (parent company to “Sono Motors GmbH”, “Sono Motors” or the “Company”) today announced that it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S.…

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Sono Motors Presents Light Electric Vehicle ARI Motors Prototype With Solar Integration at the Intersolar Exhibition

6th October 2021 – First Light Electric Vehicle Prototype From ARI Motors With Solar Integration Premieres at the Intersolar Exhibition From 6-8 October in Munich…

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Sono Motors to Provide 100 Sion to We Drive Solar for V2G Project in the City of Utrecht

16th September 2021 – Munich-Based Mobility Provider Sono Motors Will Support the City of Utrecht, and Their V2G Efforts With 100 Sion, the World’s First Solar Electric Vehicle (SEV) For the Masses…

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Sono Motors Launches Its Own Bidirectional Wallbox

2nd September 2021 – The Innovative Bidirectional AC Wallbox Is up to 70% More Affordable Than Comparable DC Wallboxes and Thus Makes Vehicle-to-Home (v2h) And Vehicle-to-Grid (v2g) Affordable…

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Sono Motors Commences Community Tour Through Germany With Latest Prototype

8th July 2021 – Test Drives With the Latest Sion Solar Electric Car Prototype Generation Possible in Many Locations…

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Sono Motors’ Sion Gets More Powerful Battery with Greater Range

24th June 2021 – The New 54 kWh LFP Battery Provides the Sion With an Extended Range of up to 305 km and a Maximum Charging Power of up to 75 kW…

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Sono Motors and MAN Truck & Bus Want to Jointly Analyze Applications of Solar Technology in Commercial Vehicles

7th May 2021 – Electric transporter collects additional electricity through solar energy…

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13,000 International Reservations for the SEV Sion

15th April 2021 – More than 13,000 individual reservations and payments have been placed on the Munich-based mobility provider Sono Motors’ Solar Electric Vehicle (SEV)…

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Internationally Renowned Top Executive Joins Sono Motors as CTO

18th March 2021 – Markus Volmer (47) will be the new lead for complete vehicle development at Sono Motors…

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Sono Motors and EasyMile Reveal Collaboration on Autonomous Solar-Powered Passenger Shuttle

25th January 2021 – Sono Motors and EasyMile are equipping an EZ10 autonomous shuttle prototype with Sono Motors’ patented solar technology, testing a new energy concept for electric and driverless shuttles.…

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Sono Motors Unveils Next Gen Solar EV Prototype - Surprising Audience with Solar Trailer

13th January 2021 – Solar EV Innovator successfully exhibits next gen prototype in a two-part series at CES…

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Sono Motors Reaches New Landmark in Journey to First Solar EV for the Masses

4th January 2021 – Community-supported solar EV trailblazer launches a new prototype at CES 2021…

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Sono Motors Completes €45 million Series C Funding Round

16th December 2020 – Solar mobility trailblazer reaches €100 million funding milestone …

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New Prototype of Sono Motors’ Sion to Be Launched at CES 2021

After a year of development, Sono Motors is setting an important milestone towards series production.…

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Solar Mobility Provider Sono Motors and Team Rosberg Engineering (TRE) Partner on Development of Chassis for Solar-Electric Car Sion

The novel cooperation includes the development, simulation, and production of a suspension and chassis system for Sono Motors’ electric car Sion.…

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