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Germany's Sono seeks further financing for solar-powered car

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Sono’s Sion will 
have solar panels embedded in 
the roof and sides of the vehicle. (PETE BIGELOW)
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By:
Joern Poltz
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By:
Reuters
January 22, 2020 02:28 PM

MUNICH -- German solar-powered electric-car startup Sono is seeking addition financing to fund production of its first vehicle, an executive told Reuters.

Sono said on Monday that it had raised 50 million euros ($55.40 million) from a crowd-funding campaign to develop a solar-powered vehicle.

"We will still need a round of financing before series production can begin," co-founder Laurin Hahn said in an interview published on Wednesday. "We are still in talks with investors."

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