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Detailed explanation-1: -The company plans on producing one car a week and gradually scaling up its production in the first quarter of 2023. Lightyear is the first automotive company to manufacture an electric vehicle that generates power directly from sunlight. The company has been working on the tech for the past six years.

Detailed explanation-2: -As several companies across the globe move closer to delivering scaled production of solar EVs, a team in China has taken sustainable transportation a step further by creating a solar vehicle that runs entirely on energy from the sun. Introducing the Tianjin solar car.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vayve Mobility a Pune Maharashtra-based startup company unveiled India’s first solar-powered electric car, named ‘Eva’ at the Auto Expo 2023. The car is said to be completely powered by solar energy, with the ability to run up to 250 kilometers on a single charge.

Detailed explanation-4: -The world’s first solar panel road has officially opened in a small village in Normandy, France. Built in the small village of Tourouvre-au-Perche, the 1 kilometer route, dubbed the “Wattway, ” is covered in 2, 800 square meters of photovoltaic panels.