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

Sono Motors Reaches 20,000 Reservations for Its ‘Sion’ Solar-Electric Passenger Car
  • 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
  • At an Expected Net Sales Price Point of Just €25,126 – the Sion Has the Potential to Become the World’s First Solar Electric Vehicle (SEV) For the Masses

 

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

The Munich-based solar mobility OEM Sono Motors has announced the achievement of reaching 20,000 private reservations of its Sion, with an average down-payment of about €2,000 net. At an expected net sales price point of just €25,126 – the Sion has the potential to become the world’s first Solar Electric Vehicle (SEV) for the masses.

The start of production is planned for the second half of 2023 via contract manufacturing in Finland. Sono Motors’ partner Valmet Automotive has extensive expertise in manufacturing for high-tech OEMs. After a ramp-up period the partners aim to produce approximately 257,000 Sion vehicles within seven years.

ABOUT SONO MOTORS
Sono Motors is on a pioneering mission to accelerate the revolution of mobility by making every vehicle solar. Sono Motors’ disruptive solar technology has been engineered to be seamlessly integrated into a variety of vehicle architectures — including buses, trucks, trailers, and more — to extend range and reduce fuel costs as well as the impact of CO2 emissions, paving the way for climate-friendly mobility.

Sep 6, 2022Dave Bean
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