--- title: Add-ons for World’s First Solar-powered Car description: "CASE STUDY: Sono Motors used Wikifactory’s Workspace to hold a friendly competition to develop add-ons for its solar electric car." image: https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2021_CAD_Editorial/2021-10-10_Wikifactory/Sion.jpg --- [![Cadalyst](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cadalyst_logo_w_tagline.png?width=190&height=45&name=Cadalyst_logo_w_tagline.png "Cadalyst")](https://www.cadalyst.com) - [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement) - [CAD Management Articles](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement) - [CAD Management Newsletter Archive](https://info.cadalyst.com/cad-manager-newsletter-archive) - [Just Tell Jo](https://blog.cadalyst.com/just-tell-jo) - [Design Solutions](https://blog.cadalyst.com/architecture-infrastructure-construction-solutions) - [Architecture, Infrastructure, Construction](https://blog.cadalyst.com/architecture-infrastructure-construction-solutions) - [The Equipped Architect: Generative Design](https://blog.cadalyst.com/the-equipped-architect-generative-design) - [DraftSight Insights](https://blog.cadalyst.com/lynn-allens-draftsight-insight) - [Product Design & Manufacturing](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions) - [CAD Hardware](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware) - [CAD Tech News Archive](https://info.cadalyst.com/cad-tech-news-archive) - [Resources](https://info.cadalyst.com/white-papers) - [CAD Cartoon](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cad-cartoons) - [Cadalyst Just Tell Jo Newsletter](https://info.cadalyst.com/just-tell-jo) - [Cadalyst Videos](https://www.youtube.com/user/cadalystvideos) - [Whitepapers & Tips](https://info.cadalyst.com/white-papers) - [CAD Benchmark Test](https://info.cadalyst.com/cad-benchmark-test) - [CAD Code/Hot Tip Harry](https://cadtips.cadalyst.com/) - [CAD Podcasts](https://info.cadalyst.com/podcasts-for-cad-users) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Add-ons for World’s First Solar-powered Car By [Aaron Arnold](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/author/aaron-arnold) [Collaboration](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/collaboration) [Product Design](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/product-design) September 10, 2021 Viewpoint: CASE STUDY: Sono Motors used Wikifactory’s Workspace to hold a friendly competition to develop add-ons for its solar electric car. ***![Sion](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2021_CAD_Editorial/2021-10-10_Wikifactory/Sion.jpg?width=450&height=300&name=Sion.jpg) The Sion from Sono Motors is an electric car with a range of up to 305 kilometers, that charges itself through the power of the sun.*** [Sono Motors](https://sonomotors.com/?utm_source=cadalyst), a Munich-based automotive company, used Wikifactory to incubate and develop some key interior components of the company’s Sion car, the world’s first solar-powered electric vehicle. The car costs approximately €25,000 (~$29,407). The primary goal of the project was to enable a hardware development ecosystem that leveraged input from the community while relying on open-source development. This spring, Sono Motors held an online challenge on WikiFactory and invited designers, engineers, crafters, and creators to build cost-friendly vehicle add-ons using additive manufacturing technologies via the Wikifactory platform. Designers were asked to develop add-ons to the car that would provide creative solutions to challenges faced in day-to-day vehicle use.   ### **The Results** As a result of the project in collaboration with Wikifactory, users collaborated and developed a variety of add-ons. For example, the grand prize winning design is the [Sion Powerplanter](https://wikifactory.com/@boettger/powerplanter?utm_source=cadalyst) which allows you to track your car’s charging status via your mobile phone. Runners up prize goes to the [Sion Phone Holder](https://wikifactory.com/+mkpro/sion-phone-holder?utm_source=cadalyst) and the Student Prize goes to the [Sion Essentials Toolkit](https://wikifactory.com/@timeslide-studios/sion-essentials?utm_source=cadalyst). Designers used additive manufacturing and gave them the opportunity to design with industry experts on real-world problems, get feedback on your designs, and win prizes. 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