Hardly any other project in electric car development has been reported over so many years as the announced solar car from Sono Motors in Munich. It all started with many promises for a completely newly designed and cost-effective solar electric car. Over the last few years, people have gradually said goodbye to the inexpensive electric car for the city.
The car manufacturer around the Dane Henrik Fisker is starting a new attempt to bring an electric SUV onto the market and is daring a fresh start with the Ocean at the end of 2022. According to a Twitter statement by Henrik Fisker on March 2021, 18, the competing model should go on sale as early as 2019 at a price of less than $ 40.000. But instead of the start of production, the entire concept has now been revised and fundamentally reissued as the OCEAN model and now it is to be built in Graz at Magna for the European market from the 4th quarter of 2022.
For Toyota, one focus in Europe is the sale of full hybrid cars. The range of plug-in hybrid models is also being expanded due to the funding backdrops. The Toyota Prius Plug-In Solar presents itself with a solar surface on the roof for additional charging of the battery.
What are the reasons for buying an electric car? In a study result of the new end customer monitor from EuPD Research, the most important reasons for the purchase of an electric car are presented. The main reasons from the study from the EUPD's point of view are summarized below.