The Sono Sion was presented as one of the first cars in the world that also obtains its energy with the help of solar cells.
At the mention of an electric car, many people turn to the fact that not all electricity is obtained from clean and renewable sources. This was also one of the reasons that in 2017, an electric car was presented to the world Sono Zion, which obtains electricity in a completely clean, solar way.
From 2017 to today, more than 20,000 people have already reserved their Sono Sion. On average, it was necessary to pay about 2,000 euros for the reservation, and in the next seven years, they plan to produce about 257,000 Sono Sions. The entrance fee to Sion is 25,126 euros, and due to the attractive price, Son believes that the Sion will become a solar electric car that will be available to the general public.
Sono Zion; Photo: sonomotors.comThe German Sono Sion will be manufactured in Finland, at the Velvet Automotive plant. Almost the entire surface of Zion is covered with solar cells, for maximum capture of sunlight. Without solar cells, it is just a front bumper, which also makes sense, because of the cheaper repair.
Sono Zion; Photo: sonomotors.comIt covers the body of the Sion 456 solar cells, who each week gain around 112 kilometers free solar energy. If we live in a country with more sun, the amount of energy obtained will increase even more. In addition to solar cells, Sion has a built-in battery with capacity 54 kWh, which has enough energy for up to 305 kilometers a long way. Battery charging is limited to 75 kW, due to bidirectional charging, can become a Sion generator, with output power 2.7 kW.
