The Lightyear car company is a startup that began life as the result of an ambition. The team behind it wanted to create an electric vehicle that doesn’t need charging so often. They wanted to give drivers more independence, whilst keeping the zero-emission driving goal as the highest priority. Enter the Lightyear 0. They’ve done it! It’s a solar-powered four-door car! Unfortunately, it is not poised for success.

Many have wondered about the use of solar panels on all-electric cars. If they work so well for individual homes, parking lots, and power plants, why wouldn’t the photovoltaic marvel be useful for vehicles that we utilize every single day? That’s what the team at Lightyear had in mind when they decided it’s time someone took this topic ser...