in an unassuming garage in the netherlands, there is an electric car with a secret. it s not it s ultralight, 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. no, look closer at that shiny finish. and you will see it is not paint. the entire thing is covered in solar panels. solar panels on the bonnet, the roof, and the back window. yes, this is a solar powered car and they call it light year 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 mean that if it is parked in the shade, the sections 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 miles of that, the rest has to come from plugging it in. you miles of
it s gold again for laura muir. on another golden night for the brits in munich, muir retains her crown as the 1,500 metre european champion. (organ plays) they were once a key part of going to the pictures. we ll take a look at the cinema organs being raised back to life. good morning. it is a blustery start to the good morning. it is a blustery start to the weekend, especially in the north west of the uk where there are also outbreaks of rain. but not everyone also outbreaks of rain. but not everyone will see wet weather today. all the everyone will see wet weather today. all the details are coming up. good morninu. it s saturday august 20. our main story: train passengers are being warned of more severe disruption across the uk s rail network today as tens of thousands of workers go on strike. it s the sixth day of national walk outs so far this summer in an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. network rail says only a fifth of its services will be running
then, and not in the sahara? because we love the sun because we see it so less. actually, the netherlands is a european leader in solar power, getting as much as 17% of its energy from the sun. lexis a bit of a world leader too. in 2012, he co founded the team that went on to win the solar challenge cruiser race across the australian outback four times in a row. unsurprisingly, the design of lightyear 0ne is somewhat more conventional. now, solar cells are getting better and better at turning sunlight into electricity, but lex s company is more 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 weighing about half a tesla model s, and which trades the crazy acceleration of that beast for range and efficiency. so, the tendency has been for electric cars to look at high acceleration and large batteries. so, because of those two,
it will get a lot better when you go to south europe. why did you set up a company here, then, and not in the sahara? because we love the sun because we see it so less. actually, the netherlands is a european leader in solar power, getting as much as 17% of its energy from the sun. lexis a bit of a world leader too. in 2012, he co founded the team that went on to win the solar challenge cruiser race across the australian outback four times in a row. unsurprisingly, the design of lightyear 0ne is somewhat more conventional. now, solar cells are getting better and better at turning sunlight into electricity, but lex s company is more 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 weighing about half a tesla model s, and which trades the crazy acceleration of that beast for range and efficiency.
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 0ne. the first production model will be going on sale this summer. its five square metres