• 德国科技公司德国太阳能汽车初创公司Sono预计在2023年推出太阳能电动汽车
• Sono宣布，在欧洲已经有4.2万份Sion太阳能电动汽车的预订
• Sion太阳能电动汽车的定价将为2.5万美元，大大低于许多电动汽车
中国石化新闻网讯 据油价网11月2日报道，首先是电动汽车(EV)，然后是氢燃料电池汽车(HFCV)，下一个创新会是太阳能电动汽车吗? 据一家德国科技公司称，太阳能汽车的发布日期定在2023年。虽然人们一直在谈论用太阳能为汽车提供动力，但德国Sono汽车公司似乎是最接近实现这一梦想的公司，而且价格实惠。
德国Sono汽车公司预计将于2023年年中在欧洲推出首款商用太阳能电动汽车Sion。这款商用太阳能电动车还将在美国巡回展出，以在北美建立一个潜在的市场。Sion的售价为2.5万美元，比许多电动汽车的价格要低得多。它的外部需要465个集成太阳能半干电池来提供电力，预计仅靠太阳能一周可以跑70英里。 这款新型太阳能汽车安装了磷酸铁锂电池，可用于长途旅行，行驶里程为190英里，使用快速充电站可在35分钟内充电80%。
Sono宣布，该公司已经在欧洲预订了4.2万辆Sion，并希望到2030年底前生产25.7万辆Sion。 Sono通过只提供黑色版本的汽车来降低生产成本，并将通过直接在线销售模式进一步降低成本。此外，Sion安装了铝空间框架而不是钢，以削减成本，由于其使用广泛的太阳能电池板而不需要油漆。
Sono使用的太阳能电池板使用的是一种基于聚合物的太阳能技术，该技术仍在开发中。Sono首席执行官劳林·哈恩解释说：“我们有超过30项的专利，这是一个很大的不同，因为所有其他公司试图集成太阳能，主要使用的是玻璃。玻璃重量重，生产速度慢，成本非常昂贵。”Sion还将安装一个仪表盘应用程序，向司机提供有关电源状态和何时充电的信息。它还可以为其他电子设备，甚至其他电动汽车充电。哈恩认为，在电动汽车上安装太阳能电池板将成为未来的常态，因为它不会给制造过程增加显著的成本，而且它可以使汽车的可再生能源多样化。
但Sono并不是唯一的一家希望用太阳能电池板为汽车提供动力的公司，世界各地的几家公司已经发布了拥有太阳能发电能力的原型车和概念车。今年6月，荷兰初创公司Lightyear公司发布了自己的Lightyear 0电动汽车，在车顶、引擎盖和后备厢上安装了5平方米的太阳能电池板，可以在行驶时进行额外充电。 这款车可以在传统的电动汽车充电站充电，并从太阳接收额外的电力，太阳能每天可行驶40英里，传统充电可行驶388英里。Lightyear公司预计这款车的售价约为24.7万美元。
李峻 编译自 油价网
原文如下：
German Tech Firm To Launch $25,000 Solar Car Next Year
· German tech Sono firms expects to launch solar-powered EV in 2023.
· Sono announced that it already has 42,000 reservations for the Sion in Europe.
· The Sion will be priced at $25,000, making it significantly more affordable than many EVs
First, there were electric vehicles (EVs), and then there were hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCVs), could the next innovation be solar-powered vehicles? According to>German automotive firm Sono Motors expects to release its first commercially available solar-powered EV, the Sion, in Europe in mid-2023. The car is also set to tour the U.S. to establish a potential market for the vehicle in North America. The Sion will be priced at $25,000, making it significantly more affordable than many EVs. It requires 465 integrated solar half-cells>Sono announced that it already has 42,000 reservations for the Sion in Europe, and it hopes to produce 257,000 of the model by the end of the decade. The automotive firm cut costs in manufacturing by offering>The solar panels used by Sono use a polymer-based solar technology that is still under development. CEO Laurin Hahn explains, ″We have several patents, over 30 patents>But Sono is not the only company hoping to power vehicles with solar panels, as several companies around the world have released prototypes and concept cars boasting solar power capabilities. In June this year, Dutch startup Lightyear announced its Lightyear 0 EV, fitted with 5m2 of solar panels across its roof, bonnet, and boot for additional charging while driving. The car can be powered at a traditional EV charging station and receives additional power from the sun, with a range of up to 40 miles per day from solar power and a 388-mile range from a traditional charge. Lightyear expects a sale price for the car to be around $247,000.