Sono Motors may not have secured the necessary funding to begin production of the Sion solar electric vehicle, but it’s still testing prototypes and it seems quite transparent about its findings. A few days ago the startup posted a very interesting video showing how much the sunlight would charge the vehicle on a cold and mostly cloudy winter’s day in Munich, Germany, close to the company’s headquarters.
Sono considers this a worst-case scenario, pointing to the low temperatures, short winter days and the fact that the cloud cover affects how much electricity is generated. As a reminder, the Sion SEV has photovoltaic arrays in virtually all its body panels, including doors, quarter panels and even the hatch in the back.
