SEV - Sono Group blazes ahead with tests of solar electric vehicle

Sono Group N.V. ( NASDAQ: SEV ) announced that it is making progress in the testing and series-validation program of its solar electric vehicle Sion. The vehicle maker said it remains on a fast track toward pre-series production, which is planned for the summer.

The Sion solar electric vehicle is undergoing durability testing in Spain after completing handling and comfort suspension tuning and road load data acquisition. The tests will confirm the complete vehicle’s structural durability as part of the Sion’s extensive and uncompromising test program, currently involving 18 complete vehicles and several bodies-in-white in the U.S., Germany, Sweden, Italy, and Hungary

Sono Motors ( SEV ) recently confirmed the Sion’s solar charging capability during a real-life test in December, the month with the least amount of daylight in Europe. The car reached a calculated 28 km of pure solar range per week. Therefore, the Sion was already able to achieve 80% of the expected winter solar yield about a year ahead of planned production. The company also successfully tested the vehicle-to-vehicle charging technology using 3 phase at 13 amps with limited amperage during various test cycles.

While the testing and validation program continues, Sono Motors and its partners have already finished building many component production tools for the exterior and closures and have also run initial production trials.

Shares of SEV rose 2.59% in premarket action on Wednesday. Short interest on SEV is at almost 14% of total float.

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