Dutch solar car startup Lightyear started shipping its first vehicle — dubbed the Lightyear 0 — earlier this year. But while few people have driven this unique take on EV power, the company is already talking up its plans for the successor. At CES, Lightyear has announced that it is opening the waitlist for its second model — Lightyear 2 — which promises an even more radical take on a car powered by sunshine.
荷兰太阳能汽车初创公司 Lightyear 在今年早些时候开始发售其第一款汽车——被称为 Lightyear 0。但是，虽然很少有人推动这种独特的电动汽车动力，但该公司已经在谈论其继任者计划。在 CES 上，Lightyear 宣布其第二款车型 Lightyear 2 的候补名单即将开放，这款车型承诺将对阳光驱动的汽车进行更激进的尝试。
For the uninitiated, Lightyear makes an EV which was draped in panels, designed to get some of its charge from the sun as it travels. Its spacious-yet-aerodynamic liftback frame has a panel on the bonnet, as well as much of the rear roofline. The 782 solar cells on the body are, Lightyear claims, capable of adding more than 43 miles of extra range on a sunny day. But such cutting-edge tech does not come cheaply, with Lightyear asking for nearly $300,000 for the existing model.
对于外行来说，Lightyear 制造了一种覆盖在面板上的电动汽车，其设计目的是在行驶过程中从太阳获得部分电量。其宽敞但符合空气动力学的后背框架在发动机罩上有一个面板，以及大部分后车顶线。 Lightyear 声称，身体上的 782 个太阳能电池能够在晴天增加超过 43 英里的额外续航里程。但这种尖端技术并不便宜，Lightyear 要价将近 300,000 美元用于现有型号。
The company says, however, that the newer model will be priced for less than $40,000, and is designed to offer an affordable way in for would-be EV buyers. Its super-efficient shape gives it a drag coefficient of around 0.175, slicing through the air far easier than most EVs on the market. That means Lightyear can reduce the size of the heavy (and expensive) battery to help make things more affordable. Although, naturally, it’ll work better in countries blessed with wall-to-wall sunshine for the longest period of time in the year.
不过，该公司表示，新款车型的售价将低于 40,000 美元，旨在为潜在的电动汽车购买者提供一种负担得起的方式。其超高效的外形使其风阻系数约为 0.175，比市场上的大多数电动汽车更容易穿过空气。这意味着 Lightyear 可以减小笨重（且昂贵）电池的尺寸，从而帮助降低成本。不过，自然地，在一年中最长的时间里阳光普照的国家，它会更有效。
Lightyear 2 is expected to start production in 2025, giving you plenty of time to look for somewhere warmer and sunnier to move to.
光年 2 预计将于 2025 年开始制作，让您有充足的时间寻找更温暖、阳光更充足的地方。
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