Sono Motors Demonstrates Solar Integration in Initial Sion Crash Test
07 Février 2023 - 3:55PM
The affordable solar electric vehicle (SEV) Sion from Munich-based
solar mobility solutions provider Sono Group N.V. (NASDAQ: SEV)
(“Sono Motors” or the “Company”) successfully performed its first
complete vehicle crash test. The result of the 50 km/h frontal
crash test met the Company’s expectations regarding the Sion’s
crash safety and the robustness of Sono Motors’ proprietary
polymer-based vehicle-integrated solar technology, which covers the
vehicle's entire body. The test was rolled out at its partner
facility at CSI in Italy, a certified testing institution, with a
Sion that was, including solar panels, painted green to ensure the
vehicle is high contrast and therefore can enable more accurate
evaluation.
In the initial, physical complete
vehicle test simulating a heavy frontal crash, the integrated Sono
Solar Technology did not splinter and thus did not cause danger to
passengers and other road users. Until homologation, Sono Motors
will conduct around 300 physical component, sled and complete
vehicle tests in total to confirm the results of years of crash
simulations. Based on the physical and simulated tests carried out
to date, the Company expects the Sion to comply with all legal
requirements for pedestrian and passenger safety. In addition to
the legally required test program, the Company is undertaking
additional EURO NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) crash
tests, e.g. to increase the Sion’s crash safety for women and
children.
Markus Volmer, CTO of Sono Motors,
says: “After years of running successful crash simulations, we are
very proud to see our solar technology delivering the same
satisfying and high quality results in real life. We want our
customers to be able to drive with the comfort of knowing that the
solar technology in their Sion is not only charging the battery for
free but also adheres to the highest safety standards.”
The Sion is a highly practical and
family-friendly SEV, which will fulfill high safety standards in
other areas as well. The Company will equip every Sion with
future-proof ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems) technologies
at no additional cost. The ADAS features are proven solutions from
technology company Continental and will be included as a standard
in the Sion’s expected sales price of approximately €25,000 net.
The functionalities include:
- Forward collision warning
- Automatic emergency braking
- Lane departure warning
- Lane keep assist
- Attention assist
- Traffic sign assist
- Rear parking assist
- Rear view camera
Sono Motors plans to add adaptive
cruise control via an over-the-air update after the start of
production. “We want to ensure maximum safety, comfort and
efficiency for Sion customers. Thus, we have integrated some of the
best ADAS technologies on the market and we retain the possibility
of unlocking new software features over the air. By integrating
state of the art technology, we plan to make the Sion competitive
for its start of production and ready for the future,” says Markus
Volmer, CTO of Sono Motors.
Durability tests, crash tests and
solar tests have already started on 18 complete vehicles and
further tests, such as winter tests in Sweden and ADAS validation,
are planned within the first quarter of 2023.
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ABOUT SONO MOTORSSono
Motors (NASDAQ: SEV) is on a pioneering mission to accelerate the
revolution of mobility by making every vehicle solar. Sono Motors’
disruptive solar technology has been engineered to be seamlessly
integrated into a variety of vehicle architectures — including
buses, trucks, trailers, and more — to extend range and reduce fuel
costs as well as the impact of CO2 emissions, paving the way for
climate-friendly mobility.
The Company’s trailblazing vehicle, the Sion, has the potential
to become the world’s first affordable solar electric vehicle (SEV)
for the masses. Empowered by a strong global community, Sono Motors
has approx. 21,000 reservations with advance deposits for the Sion
as of 30 November 2022.
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