Planes have done it.
Boats have done it.
But despite a number of well-intentioned efforts, a real-deal solar-powered car that can do more than just explode on college college campuses has remained somewhat of an elusive beast.
According to a Dutch firm that’s so confident it’ll be able to harness the power of sunlight to power a line of cars it essentially staked its name to it, that will be changing in short order.
Supposedly set to hit the market in 2019, Lightyear claims its four-wheel-drive “One” model will be able to charge itself while driving but also offer an all-electric range of up to 500 miles thanks to a powerful battery that can charge via a standard wall socket.
In addition to offering a virtually limitless free power supply, Lightyear claims the car will solve the “chicken and egg” problem of adding an electric car infrastructure in a developing country before there are enough e-cars on the roads to justify it.
Since all we’ve got to go on for now is renderings, promises and a promo video, we wouldn’t start clearing out space in the garage quite yet, but if you’re optimistic, set aside $137,000.
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