in an unassuming garage in the netherlands, there s an electric car with a secret. no, it s not its ultra light, ultra strong carbon fibre frame, although that is important to the story, and it s not the aerodynamic design that makes it look like a future car from the 19505, although that is important too. no. look closer at that shiny finish, and you ll see that it s not paint. the entire thing is covered in solar panels solar panels on the bonnet, solar panels on the roof, solar panels instead of a back window. yes, this is a solar powered car, and they call it lightyear one. the first production model will be going on sale this summer. its five square metres of solar panels come in narrow sections that better curve around the body and also mean that if it s parked partly in the shade, the sections that are in the sun still work at full capacity. but even though the battery can take you 440 miles on a single charge, a day s worth of sunlight will only provide about 45 mil
in an unassuming garage in the netherlands, there s an electric car with a secret. no, it s not its ultra light, ultra strong carbon fibre frame, although that is important to the story, and it s not the aerodynamic design that makes it look like a future car from the 19505, although that is important too. no. look closer at that shiny finish, and you ll see that it s not paint. the entire thing is covered in solar panels solar panels on the bonnet, solar panels on the roof, solar panels instead of a back window. yes, this is a solar powered car, and they call it lightyear one. the first production model will be going on sale this summer. its five square metres of solar panels come in narrow sections that better curve around the body and also mean that if it s parked partly in the shade, the sections that are in the sun still work at full capacity. but even though the battery can take you 440 miles on a single charge, a day s worth of sunlight will only provide about 45 mil
and showers are likely to continue across parts of scotland, although the winds will tend to ease. it has been a very blustery day here. perhaps a few showers elsewhere but on the whole, as i say, for most of us, it s a dry night. temperatures first thing around 10 degrees in aberdeen, 1a in liverpool and about that in london, as well. so, here s the forecast for sunday, then. it starts off quite sunny in many parts of the uk. writer wins spain in scotland, still a few showers but it will cloud over later in the afternoon lighter winds there in scotland. perhaps a little bit of rain there in northern and mid wales perhaps reaching the north west later on in the day. highs up to about 25 degrees. hello. this is bbc news with me, sean ley. the headlines. more travel disruption on train lines across the uk as thousands of rail workers strike for the second time in three days over pay and working conditions. sevastapol, the home of russia s black sea fleet in crimea, appears t
elon musk says he s thinking of building a new social media platform that is open source and supports cryptocurrencies, and tiktok announced a new in app creation tool called library with select content from giphy, the source of many gifs and animated stickers, it aims to encourage more entertainers to access content and take part in trends. the pompeii archaeological site is using a spot robot dog to explore the ancient ruins, collect data and assess structural issues. authorities are also using laser scanning grounds to help create 3d models of the site. as part of its move towards zero, the government in britain has ordered research to begin on orbital solar farms. proponents of solar power in this form believe they can provide round the clock renewable energy that s wirelessly beamed to earth and fed into the grid, and finally dyson have announced the launch of their new noise cancelling headphones that come with a built in air purifier.
elon musk says he s thinking of building a new social media platform that is open source and supports cryptocurrencies, and tiktok announced a new in app creation tool called library with select content from giphy, the source of many gifs and animated stickers, it aims to encourage more entertainers to access content and take part in trends. the pompeii archaeological site is using a spot robot dog to explore the ancient ruins, collect data and assess structural issues. authorities are also using laser scanning grounds to help create 3d models of the site. as part of its move towards zero, the government in britain has ordered research to begin on orbital solar farms. proponents of solar power in this form believe they can provide round the clock renewable energy that s wirelessly beamed to earth and fed into the grid, and finally dyson have announced