Dutch start - up Lightyear , which includes former members of the team behind Solar Team Eindhoven , is aiming to disrupt the electric vehicle industry be developing a solar - powered car . The company claims the Lightyear vehicle would be entirely solar powered , could drive for months without the need to drive and would have a range of 250 - 500 miles . The idea won Lightyear the Solar Change Design Award at the recent Consumer Technology Association , and the company aims to roll out 10 of the models by 2019 .
Dutch start-up Lightyear, which includes former members of the team behind Solar Team Eindhoven, is aiming to disrupt the electric vehicle industry be developing a solar-powered car. The company claims the Lightyear One would be entirely solar powered, could drive for months without the need to recharge and would have a range of 250-500 miles. The idea won Lightyear the Climate Change Innovator Award at the recent Consumer Technology Association, and the firm aims to roll out 10 of the models by 2019.