Hanergy announces solar-powered car plans

Hanergy Holding - China's aspirant thin-film solar firm - has announced this week that it is to develop and sell five different types of solar-powered car in October. The company, whose chairman Li Hejun is one of the world's richest men, confirmed in a post on its website that it has partnered with three foreign companies and two domestic firms to develop the vehicles as Hanergy looks to enter a "market with huge potential". In April 2014 Hanergy partnered with electric vehicle (EV) pioneers Tesla to build an EV charging network in China, completing solar carports in Beijing and Shanghai using the company's MiaSole CIGS high-efficiency modules. At the time, Hanergy Global Solar Power and Application Group vice president Yhang Qingliang told the press that the company is "exploring ways to utilize its thin-film PV technology to provide ...

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