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Sono Motors Sion
Sion is a cancelled project by the German start-up Sono Motors aimed at developing a partially solar-powered electric car. The battery was set out to be chargeable using both the electric grid as well as its own solar cells.
The founders of Sono Motors were working on the realization of the Sion since 2012. In 2016 and 2017, several crowdfunding campaigns raised more than €2 million in funding. In July 2016 computer graphics of the vehicle were presented.
Since August 2017, there were two functional prototypes built by Roding Automobile, whose form and function were planned to be largely similar to the end product. The experience gained during the test drives in 12 European cities (August 2017 to October 2017) was part of the further development. In autumn 2017, according to Sono, the series development began in cooperation with various partners. The Crashtest or Homologation took place in 2018, aiming for the 4* NCAP safety standard. In 2017, several medium-sized investors joined Sono Motors, including the founder of the German energy service provider Juwi and the Böllinger Group. The series production and delivery of the Sion was planned to start in the middle of 2019.
On May 9, 2018, Sono Motors announced the award of a major contract for the development and manufacture of a battery system for its solar vehicle to the German automotive supplier ElringKlinger. The total volume mounted to several hundred million euros over a term of eight years.
According to a press release from Sono Motors, on June 14, 2018, the minimum number of 5,000 reservations for Sion had been reached. On April 17, 2019, Sono Motors announced production would start by late 2020, using National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) at their Trollhättan, Sweden, site, formerly a SAAB car plant, but later delayed the production start target to 2022.
In late 2019, the company set a year-end fundraising goal of €50 million. It missed the goal, but extended the timeframe and hit the mark three weeks later, in January 2020.
As of 2021, the company was targeting a start of production in 2023.
On April 5, 2022, the company announced that Sion Solar vehicle would be manufactured by Finnish automotive manufacturer Valmet Automotive.
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Sono Motors Sion
Sion is a cancelled project by the German start-up Sono Motors aimed at developing a partially solar-powered electric car. The battery was set out to be chargeable using both the electric grid as well as its own solar cells.
The founders of Sono Motors were working on the realization of the Sion since 2012. In 2016 and 2017, several crowdfunding campaigns raised more than €2 million in funding. In July 2016 computer graphics of the vehicle were presented.
Since August 2017, there were two functional prototypes built by Roding Automobile, whose form and function were planned to be largely similar to the end product. The experience gained during the test drives in 12 European cities (August 2017 to October 2017) was part of the further development. In autumn 2017, according to Sono, the series development began in cooperation with various partners. The Crashtest or Homologation took place in 2018, aiming for the 4* NCAP safety standard. In 2017, several medium-sized investors joined Sono Motors, including the founder of the German energy service provider Juwi and the Böllinger Group. The series production and delivery of the Sion was planned to start in the middle of 2019.
On May 9, 2018, Sono Motors announced the award of a major contract for the development and manufacture of a battery system for its solar vehicle to the German automotive supplier ElringKlinger. The total volume mounted to several hundred million euros over a term of eight years.
According to a press release from Sono Motors, on June 14, 2018, the minimum number of 5,000 reservations for Sion had been reached. On April 17, 2019, Sono Motors announced production would start by late 2020, using National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) at their Trollhättan, Sweden, site, formerly a SAAB car plant, but later delayed the production start target to 2022.
In late 2019, the company set a year-end fundraising goal of €50 million. It missed the goal, but extended the timeframe and hit the mark three weeks later, in January 2020.
As of 2021, the company was targeting a start of production in 2023.
On April 5, 2022, the company announced that Sion Solar vehicle would be manufactured by Finnish automotive manufacturer Valmet Automotive.
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