Lightyear One ~ $34,000 solar car.

The Lightyear One, like most first vehicles from a manufacturer, is not cheap. The company previously announced a starting price of €149,000 including VAT ($170,000 USD).

Earlier this year, the startup secured $110 million in funding to bring the vehicle to market next year.

This week, the company announced a deal with LeasePlan, a Car-as-a-Service company, to “reserve 5,000 cars of Lightyear’s second model, which is scheduled to go into production by 2024/2025.”

Lightyear didn’t release many details about this new vehicle to come after the Lightyear One, but it confirmed that it plans to launch it in Europe and North America, and it should start at around €30,000 (the equivalent of $33,779) via Carscoops.