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The Future Is Solar

24th February 2023 – We announced today that Sono Motors will pivot to a purely solar tech company and that we have terminated the Sion program. We are still fully committed to making a real difference in mobility and making every vehicle solar.

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Why the World Needs the Sion

12th January 2023 – The climate crisis in our doorstep. We need solutions now. For us, it looks like this – climate-friendly mobility for all via a shareable, everyday solar electric car, the Sion. We believe in this solution, but we have to fight for it - with all the means at our disposal.

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Let's Fight Together

21st December 2022 – We asked you for help and you instantly answered. #savesion has only just begun, we still have a long way to go. Together we can get there. We stand together, we fight together. And here is why:

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Sono Motors on Tour – USA, Here We Come!

7th October 2022 – On 10 October we will begin our Celebrate the Change tour in the US, stopping in five cities to give thought leaders, fans, media, and investors up close and personal insights into the Sion and our Sono Solar solutions. Read here why we made this decision and what the tour will look like.

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7 Impressions from IAA Transportation

5th October 2022 – At the world's most important exhibition for commercial vehicles, we presented various solar solutions that further advance our mission of ‘solar on every vehicle.’ Alongside the debut of the new Solar Bus Kit, we exhibited four semi-trailers already equipped with our solar technology in collaboration with our partners CHEREAU, Kögel, Mitsubishi and Winglinger.

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What changed from SVC2 to our latest validation vehicle?

27th September 2022 – On 25 July, we finally presented the Sion in its production design to the world. For those who weren’t there or just want to know more about the differences between our previous prototype, the SVC2 and our series-validation vehicle, look no further.

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Sono goes to IAA Transportation. But why?

8th September 2022 – For those of you who’ve followed us for a long time, it might come as a surprise now that we’re going to be an exhibitor at IAA Transportation this year in Hanover for the very first time. And you're right, this decision hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park.

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“Save Money and Reduce Emissions” – An Update on Sono Solar

18th August 2022 – Sono Solar has emerged as a major pillar of Sono Motors. Our mission? Solar on every vehicle! Over the last months, we were able to make a lot of progress. At our Celebrate the Sun event, we even presented a complete new product: the Solar Bus Kit. So, it's high time to get a quick update on things. That's why we caught up with Lars, Head of Product at Sono Solar.

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Here are the highlights from Celebrate the Sun

10th August 2022 – After years of development, we finally had the honor of presenting the Sion in its finished production design on 25 July 2022. Another key milestone that we couldn’t have reached without you - our Community. Because it was so special, we have created a summary of the event for you.

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Sisu! Or why Valmet Automotive is the perfect partner for building the Sion

21st July 2022 – Today, we would like to introduce Valmet Automotive to you in more detail. Not every one of our Community is a passionate expert on topics that concern the automotive industry. So here are some insights about our excellent partner from the city with the lovely name Uusikaupunki.

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Pride is for life, not just for June

16th July 2022 – At the end of last month we posted on Twitter that ‘Pride is for life, not just for June’. Pride and diversity are topics that most companies make prominent during the month of June, as it is Pride Month. To coincide with Munich’s Christopher Street Day parade on 16 July, we wanted to write about the ways in which we at Sono strive to make our company a safe and inclusive workplace through various initiatives.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Care About the Sono Motors Carsharing App

8th July 2022 – Sono Motors has a smartphone app? Aren’t they developing a solar car? Why do they offer an app? What does it do? If you have ever asked yourself one or all of these questions, this piece is the right thing to spend the next five minutes of your life perusing.

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Sion Update: Assembling the Vehicles for Series Validation

1st June 2022 – We are in the middle of one of the most exciting moments in vehicle development: the production of the series-validation vehicles. But what exactly happens there? How is a series-validation vehicle assembled? And what happens next? Read the answers to these and other questions here.

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Sono Documentary to Be Shown Live on YouTube

18th May 2022 – Our unique journey — from a garage to the stock exchange — was produced by the film production company HAWKINS & CROSS in cooperation with Grimme Award winner Lena Leonhardt. On 20 May, we can watch it together live on YouTube.

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Why the Heilbronner Falken ice hockey team jersey is sporting the Sono Motors logo

14th April 2022 – As of this season, the Heilbronner Falken ice hockey team is wearing the Sono Motors logo on the back of its jerseys. We have sat down with Franz Böllinger, the managing partner of BÖLLINGER GROUP and a long-term companion of Sono, to find out how exactly that came to be.

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A Community Company — Supporters Decide on New Sono Logo

11th March 2022 – We asked you a question, and you replied. We proudly present the new logo of Sono Motors. At first glance, it looks a lot like the old one. Continue reading to find out which details have changed and which surveys we have already conducted in the past.

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Forming the Future of Solar Technology

10th February 2022 – Since 2021, a growing team of experts have been working away building, designing and fine-tuning everything from prototypes to exhibition stands just a stone’s throw from Sono HQ. We spoke to workshop supervisor Johannes, to answer all our questions about the capacious work space where all the magic happens.

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Why Solar Mobility Will Be the Next Big Thing

22nd December 2021 – Why are solar-powered cars still waiting for their big break, both on the silver screen and in real life? Or, in other words: Why should solar integration become the next big thing now, of all times? What inspires companies like ours or Lightyear to build solar-powered cars? These are the questions we are looking to explore in this blog post.

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IPO, Sono Points, Solar range: the eight most important questions and answers from the livestream

10th December 2021 – Last Tuesday, five of our experts answered numerous questions from the Community after our successful IPO. Viewers voted beforehand as to which topics they didn’t want missed. For those that didn’t have the chance to follow the presentation in real-time or do not understand German, we’ve briefly summarized the most important insights for you.

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"That is what makes you unique": Chair of the board Wilko Stark and Vice-Chair Martina Buchhauser about Sono Motors

26th November 2021 – For companies listed on the stock exchange, there are certain structures, duties and tasks for which the supervisory board is responsible. Chair Wilko Stark and Vice-Chair Martina Buchhauser talk in an interview about Sono Motors’ strengths and what challenges the company still has to overcome in coming years.

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Community Superadvisor Sebastian poses the most important questions about going public

18th November 2021 – Sono has leapt over another huge milestone on the journey to getting the Sion on the road with news of its initial public offering. This will enable us to raise the financial means to initiate the Sion’s final development phase. Community board member Sebastian Böttger had the opportunity to talk to CFO Torsten Kiedel about the IPO and collected the most important questions and answers in this blog post.

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16,000 Sion: over 1,000 reservations in just a week

9th November 2021 – What a week! We already have something to celebrate together just days after we announced the planned price increase - reaching 16,000 reservations! We’re so pleased that so many people used the opportunity so quickly. Thank you for your support and trust!

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Here's the latest news from the Sion's development

6th October 2021 – We’ve made some major progress in the past months and will finalize component approval by December 2021. In the first half of 2022, 11 3rd generation prototypes will be available for testing.

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We are at Intersolar From October 6 to 8 2021 in Munich, Germany

4th October 2021 – Sono Motors will be present at this year's Intersolar from October 6 - 8 at booth A6.551. We will also be contributing our expertise to three presentations at the Power2Drive Forum in Hall B6 at Booth B6.430.

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The Sono Wallbox will Get a Regular Cable

23rd September 2021 – After the decision for the Sono wallbox design was decided mid-September, our Community could now finally decide on the cable.

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The Design of the Sono Wallbox: A First Result Is Available

14th September 2021 – On 2 September it was finally time for us to present to you the Sono wallbox. Now we are excited to show you the first Results of the Sono Wallbox.

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Inside Sono Motors Event

3rd September 2021 – Thursday 9 September 2021 is the day! We are so excited that, for the first time in Sono Motors’ history, we will share with you what makes us special as an employer, and distinguishes us from many other companies in the automotive industry.

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We’re Developing a Bidirectional Wallbox - How It Looks Is up to You

2nd September 2021 – The Sono wallbox makes it possible to use the Sion as a home storage system since it enables the Sion to deliver electricity to a building. But which applications will be possible? How expensive will it be? And what will it look like? Product manager Tillmann Laux has the answers.

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Over 14,000 Reservations of the Sion

1st September 2021 – We are pleased to announce today that the Sion has already been pre-ordered over 14,000 times. On average the Sion is prepaid with a value of around € 3,000.

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Digital Mobility: All you need to know about our partnership with Sibros

19th July 2021 – We have found a strong partner in the Californian software company Sibros. My colleague from Sono Digital Johannes Bückle and I had the opportunity to talk to Hemant Sikaria, CEO and co-founder of the company, about our partnership, goals and the next development steps.

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Kicking-off the First Tour With Our New Sion Prototype

6th July 2021 – Have you wondered what the new prototype looks and feels like in real life? Here's your chance to find out!

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"Faster, safer, more durable": the Sion gets a new battery

25th June 2021 – Arvind Peehal leads development of the battery systems. As a follow-on from the announcement of the Sion's new battery, he explains the main differences to the previous technology in this article.

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An EasyMile to explore - an update on the ongoing shuttle prototype cooperation

17th June 2021 – Olivier from EasyMile and Georg from Sono Motors join Julius to talk about the collaboration on the Shuttle prototypes and the importance of this technology in the future.

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Mid-year report from the Community Advisory Board

1st June 2021 – Six months ago, Sono decided to give the Community a seat on the advisory board. Today, we are looking into how the advisory board is structured and how it works.

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2020 in Numbers: How Sustainable Are We as a Company?

22nd April 2021 – Your trust in our vision is extremely important to us and therefore we are publishing our annual sustainability report. This report is, for the first time, closely aligned with the GRI standard for sustainability reporting. We want to be transparent on the development of our performance in terms of fairness, resource conservation, and climate protection at Sono.

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Sono Digital: Who we are, what we do and how you can contribute

26th March 2021 – Our mission is to make every car electric and shared. While our colleagues in the vehicle development team take care of the former, our focus is on the latter: shared mobility.

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Here Is How Our Solar Technology Could Change the Energy Supply in Mobility

22nd March 2021 – Solar technology has been around for 180 years, even though back then it was dismissed by many scientists due to the domination of energy technologies based on the burning of coal. However, as Bob Dylan famously sang in the 1960s, “the times they are a-changing”, and the Sion’s solar technology might be one example of many.

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