at a large exhilaration and large battery so because of those, cars get very heavy and very heavy cards that accelerate quickly need very high power so we more important to get to your destination quake than it is to be driving quick. what is great is that they are direct drives. there are no gears at all. just four moving parts, four motors. that is it. it means no heat is lost in the years so every bit of energy goes to the motors and to the wheels. light year one is not the only solar power car being developed. this one is due to hit the market in 2023 and, look, of course it makes sense to get your electricity free of charge from the sun rather than from fossil fuel power stations. but solar cars also come with new challenges. for a start, you re going to need to keep it clean to maximise charging and you know those stone chips you getting
why did you set up a company here and not the sahara 7 we love the sun. actually, the netherlands as a european leader in solar power, getting as much a 17% of its energy from the sun. lex is a bit of a world leader, too. in 2012, he co founded the team that went on to win the solar channel cruiser race across the australian outback four times in a row. unsurprisingly, the design of light year one a somewhat more conventional. now, solar cells are getting better and better at turning sunlight into electricity but lex s company is focused on making what energy it can harvest go further. the result will be the most energy efficient five seater on the market when it launches with a ruthlessly aerodynamic design, wearing about half a tesla model 5 and with veins and efficiency. the tendency has been for electric cars to look