Dutch solar powered car startup @lightyear_cars is making the world's first commercially sold solar powered car. 🚘🇳🇱
And today, the startup has announced that it’s secured €81m in new investment. 💸
Lightyear will use the cash to ensure it gets its first car — the Lightyear 0 — onto roads this year. 🚙
The Lightyear 0 will cost €250k, but Lightyear is keen to launch a more affordable model soon. ☀️
“We really want to get to the point where people don’t have to think about whether they can afford an electric vehicle,” Martijn Lammers, cofounder of the company, told Sifted last year. 💬
As a potential recession looms, the Dutch startup’s round is a positive sign that investors still want to back Europe’s climate tech sector. 🌱
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