{"id":56089,"date":"2020-01-08T08:30:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T07:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=56089"},"modified":"2020-01-08T12:40:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T11:40:18","slug":"sono-motors-extends-community-funding-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/56089\/sono-motors-extends-community-funding-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Sono Motors extends community funding campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Munich-based mobility startup Sono Motors is putting the decision whether the Sion will hit the road in the hands of the community. After failing to reach its funding goal of \u20ac50 million within the originally scheduled 30 days, Sono Motors is now extending the community funding campaign until January 20, 2020<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

"We're not ready to give up yet" \u2014 In December, founders Jona Christians and Laurin Hahn addressed the community with an emotional video to raise \u20ac50 million for the further development of the Sion. With 10,000 Sion reservations, 2,000 full down payments would be needed to continue, Jona Christians calculates in the video. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sion reservationists want to continue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since the funding target was not reached at the end of December, Sono Motors asked the Sion reservation holders to vote on the next steps. According to the company, 94 percent of respondents were in favor of to extend the campaign<\/a>It now runs until January 20, 2020. So far, Sono Motors has raised around 34 million euros. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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