START-UP

The Solar Car for Everyone – SONO MOTORS Presented the Sion

MUNICH, July 28, 2017 — The Munich based tech-start-up SONO MOTORS presented an innovative and cost-efficient electric vehicle with solar integration, suitable for everyday use.

With a range of 250km, price of 16,000 euros (battery excluded) and integrated mobility applications, the vehicle is especially appealing to families and city commuters. The battery will be available for a monthly rent or one-time purchase. At current prices, the battery will cost less than 4,000 euros.

In summer 2016, Sono Motors initiated a campaign on Indiegogo and experienced an overwhelming support.

For the development and production of the vehicle, Sono cooperates with well-known contract manufacturers and system suppliers across Europe.

SONO MOTORS requires 5,000 reservations to start serial production on time, during Q2 of 2019. 1,500 reservations were acquired before the presentation of the SION.

One of the highlights of the SION is the self-charging function called viSono. Integrated solar cells generate electricity that is fed directly into the battery. This way up to an additional 30km per day will be made available.

Another unique feature is the biSono. This allows the operator to extract electricity from the battery and make it available to other users. Thus, the Sion becomes a mobile power station.

Sono Motors is supported by notable investors, who share the vision of the founders.

After the release event on July 27th, Sono Motors will start a test drive tour through Europe.

Kick-off will take place on August 18th in Munich and continues through at least 12 cities and 7 countries; people can test and experience the Sion during the tour.

Image: SONO MOTORS GmbH

https://www.sonomotors.com

Liat

Recent Posts

Bites Raises $40M Series A to Turn Frontline Training into a Business Performance Engine

PeakSpan Capital leads, joined by Vertex Ventures and Horizon Capital, as commercial and operations leaders…

3 hours ago

Siemens introduces next generation of Sinamics G drives

New Sinamics G series creates a seamless platform for continuous-motion applications Security by Design helps…

6 hours ago

Samtec to Exhibit Defense, Aerospace, and Robotics Solutions at electronica 2026

See Samtec’s solutions in Hall B2, Booth 107 Samtec, Inc., the service leader in the…

7 hours ago

Unconventional AI to Acquire NeuReality, Accelerating Its Path to 1,000x AI Compute Efficiency

Acquisition adds NeuReality's AI inference technology and world-class systems and silicon engineering team, compressing the…

1 day ago

DigiKey Accelerates Access to TDK SensEI’s edgeRX Starter Solution for Industrial AI and Predictive Maintenance

The edgeRX Starter predictive maintenance (PdM) solution is now available at DigiKey.com DigiKey, the global…

2 weeks ago

DigiKey to Highlight New Technology and Exciting Builds at Maker Faire Rome 2026

The global distributor will also demo top products from Arduino, DFRobot, SparkFun and more DigiKey,…

2 weeks ago